Description
A comforting and hearty Crock Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage recipe featuring tender corned beef brisket slow-cooked with pearl onions, carrots, parsnips, and fresh cabbage, perfect for an easy and flavorful meal.
Ingredients
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Meat
- 2 lbs lean corned beef brisket, fat trimmed
Vegetables
- 1 cup frozen pearl onions
- 2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
- 2 medium parsnips, peeled and cut into chunks
- 1 small head cabbage, cut into 6 wedges
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
Spices & Herbs
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/8 tsp whole peppercorns, or spice mix if it comes with one
Instructions
- Prepare Ingredients: Trim any excess fat from the corned beef brisket. Peel and cut the carrots and parsnips into chunks. Cut the cabbage into 6 wedges and chop fresh parsley.
- Load Crock Pot: Place the corned beef brisket, carrots, parsnips, pearl onions, parsley, bay leaves, peppercorns, and 3 cups of water into a 5-6 quart crock pot.
- Cook Brisket and Vegetables: Cover the crock pot and cook on high for 4 hours to let the meat and vegetables slowly soften and develop flavor.
- Add Cabbage: Add the cabbage wedges to the crock pot and continue cooking on high for an additional 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until the cabbage and other vegetables are tender.
- Rest and Serve: Remove the corned beef from the crock pot and let it rest for 5 minutes. Slice the meat against the grain. Serve with choice of sides such as Cauliflower Puree or Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes for a complete meal.
Notes
- For more tender corned beef, cook on low for 8-10 hours instead of high for 5.5 hours.
- Use leftover cooking broth as a flavorful base for soups or stews.
- Substitute fresh pearl onions if preferred, peeling them before adding.
- Adjust the amount of water if you like a more concentrated broth.
- Resting the meat helps retain juices and improves slicing texture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 820mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
