Description
Tender corned beef brisket slow-cooked with sweet carrots, creamy baby potatoes, and silky cabbage in a savory broth for an effortless, comforting dinner that tastes like it simmered all day.
Ingredients
- Corned Beef Brisket: 3 to 4 pounds, fat cap on, spice packet optional
- Yellow Onion: 1 large, cut into wedges
- Garlic Cloves: 4, smashed
- Carrots: 4 large, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
- Baby Potatoes: 1 1/2 pounds, halved
- Green Cabbage: 1 small head, cut into thick wedges
- Beef Broth: 4 cups, low sodium preferred
- Bay Leaves: 2
- Whole Black Peppercorns: 1 teaspoon
- Mustard Seeds: 1 teaspoon
Instructions
- Preheat Your Equipment: No preheating required, but set the slow cooker on Low and ensure the insert is clean and ready.
- Combine Ingredients: Add onion, garlic, carrots, potatoes, bay leaves, peppercorns, and mustard seeds to the slow cooker.
- Prepare Your Cooking Vessel: Pour in the beef broth so the vegetables are mostly covered.
- Assemble the Dish: Place the corned beef brisket on top of the vegetables, fat side up.
- Cook to Perfection: Cover and cook on Low for 8 to 9 hours, or on High for 4 to 5 hours, until the brisket is fork tender. Add cabbage wedges during the last 2 hours of cooking.
- Finishing Touches: Transfer the brisket to a board and rest 10 minutes. Skim excess fat from the cooking liquid.
- Serve and Enjoy: Slice the brisket against the grain, arrange with vegetables, and ladle some hot broth over the top.
Notes
- For a milder flavor, rinse the corned beef under cool water before cooking.
- Keep the brisket fat side up so it self-bastes while it cooks.
- Add cabbage later so it stays tender, not mushy.
- A splash of apple cider vinegar at the end brightens the broth.
- Slice against the grain for the most tender bites.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 1400 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 110 mg
Keywords: slow cooker corned beef and cabbage, crockpot corned beef, St. Patrick's Day dinner, Irish American recipe, gluten free dinner, easy corned beef, make ahead corned beef