Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage
A comforting, one-pot meal of tender corned beef with cabbage, carrots, and potatoes, perfect for gatherings and holidays.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 600 minutes
- Total Time: 620 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Irish
- Diet: Unspecified
Ingredients
- 4 lbs corned beef brisket (with spice packet if included)
- 1 medium head of cabbage, cut into wedges
- 4 large carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
- 4 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered
- 4 cups beef broth
- 1 tablespoon mustard seeds
- 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Place the corned beef brisket in the slow cooker fat-side up.
- Pour in the beef broth and sprinkle mustard seeds and black peppercorns into the liquid, then add minced garlic.
- Arrange the cabbage wedges, carrot chunks, and quartered potatoes on top of and around the brisket.
- Cover the slow cooker and set to low, cooking for 8–10 hours until the meat is fork-tender.
- Transfer the corned beef to a cutting board, let it rest for 10 minutes, then slice thinly against the grain and serve with vegetables and some cooking liquid over the plate.
Notes
If your brisket includes a seasoning packet, use that in place of mustard seeds and peppercorns. For lower sodium, use low-sodium beef broth and taste before adding extra salt.