Slow-Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage
This slow-cooker corned beef and cabbage is our favorite St. Patrick's Day dinner. It takes about five hours to cook on the high setting and 10 hours on low.
Ingredients
- 2 celery stalks, cut into 3-inch pieces
- 3 carrots, cut into 3-inch pieces
- 1 small yellow onion, cut into 1-inch wedges (root end left intact)
- 0.5 pound small potatoes, halved if large
- 6 sprigs thyme
- 1 corned beef brisket (about 3 pounds), plus pickling spice packet or 1 tablespoon pickling spice
- 0.5 head Savoy cabbage, cut into 1 ½-inch wedges
- Grainy mustard, for serving
Instructions
- 1Place vegetables in slow cooker: In a 5-to-6-quart slow cooker, place celery, carrots, onion, potatoes, and thyme.
- 2Add corned beef: Place corned beef, fat side up, on top of vegetables and sprinkle with pickling spice.
- 3Add water and cook: Add enough water to almost cover meat (4 to 6 cups). Cover and cook on high until corned beef is tender, 4 1/4 hours (or 8 1/2 hours on low).
- 4Add cabbage and cook: Arrange cabbage over corned beef, cover, and continue cooking until cabbage is tender, 45 minutes (or 1 1/2 hours on low).
- 5Slice corned beef: Thinly slice corned beef against the grain.
- 6Serve: Serve with vegetables, cooking liquid, and grainy mustard.