Recipe: Perfect Corned Beef and Cabbage

Corned Beef and Cabbage. We love this Dutch oven corned beef, but you can also make the classic dish in a slow cooker with our Easy Corned Beef and Cabbage recipe. Cover and set over high heat. Bring to a boil, decrease the heat to low and cook.

Patrick's Day a few years ago. Now it's a regular in my menu planning. Note that one side of the roast should have a layer of fat, the other side should have distinct lines indicating the grain of the beef. You can cook Corned Beef and Cabbage using 7 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Corned Beef and Cabbage

1. You need 3-4 lb of corned beef brisket, with spice packet.
2. It's 10 small of red potatoes.
3. Prepare 4 large of carrots, cut into matchbox sticks.
4. Prepare 1 of onion, chopped into bitesized pieces.
5. You need 4 cup of water.
6. Prepare 6 oz of beer.
7. It's 1/2 head of cabbage, coarsely chopped.

Parents used canned corned beef, sliced as sandwich meat. Thought I may buy sliced corned beef from the deli and lay it on the cabbage. Remember that the key would break and Dad would finish opening with can opener. Add the cabbage on top of the potatoes and add onion and carrot on top of the cabbage.

Corned Beef and Cabbage instructions

1. Place the carrots, potatoes, and onion into the bottom of a slow cooker, pour in the water, and place the brisket on top of the vegetables. Pour the beer over the brisket. Sprinkle on the spices from the packet, cover, and set the cooker on High..
2. Cook the brisket for about 8 hours. An hour before serving, stir in the cabbage and cook for 1 more hour..

Check the cabbage to see if it is tender. You shouldn't undercook it and it's hard to overcook it. Serve the corned beef next to the cabbage…and dig in! Variations: Serve with a dish of grainy mustard. Shred the corned beef with two forks if you prefer that consistency!