Crock Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage
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Crock Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage
Description
The recipe starts by layering corned beef brisket trimmed of excess fat in a crock pot with carrots, parsnips, pearl onions, fresh parsley, bay leaves, and peppercorns. With a few cups of water, it cooks on high for about four hours until the meat and vegetables soften.
Cabbage wedges are added for the last hour and twenty minutes so they become tender but not mushy. The meat is rested briefly before slicing and served alongside creamy cauliflower puree or buttermilk mashed potatoes for a comforting meal.
The corned beef becomes tender from slow cooking, infused with the aromas of the bay leaves, peppercorns, and fresh vegetables. The mix of root vegetables and cabbage balances the dish with sweetness and mild bitterness, making it an ideal hearty dinner.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs corned beef brisket fat trimmed, lean
- 1 cup pearl onions frozen
- 2 medium carrot peeled and cut into chunks
- 2 medium parsnip peeled and cut into chunks
- 1 small cabbage cut into 6 wedges, head
- 1/4 cup parsley chopped, fresh
- 2 bay leaf
- 1/8 tsp black peppercorns or spice mix if it comes with one, whole
Instructions
- In a 5-6 qt crock pot, place brisket, carrots, parsnips, pearl onions, parsley, bay leaves, peppercorns and 3 cups of water.
- Cover and cook on high 4 hours.
- Add cabbage, cook on high 1 hour 20 minutes more, until tender.
- Remove meat, and let it rest for 5 minutes. Then slice and serve with Cauliflower Puree or Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes. Enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 2945 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 3oz brisket & veggies | |
| Calories | 294.5kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 16.5g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 5.5g | 28% |
| Cholesterol | 83mg | 28% |
| Sodium | 960mg | 40% |
| Fiber | 5.5g | 22% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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