Crockpot Corned Beef and Cabbage
Why do I only cook corned beef and cabbage once a year for St. Patrick’s Day? It is just so darn good and a cinch in the slow cooker. I need to remind myself to make this more often.
Crockpot Corned Beef and Cabbage
Most corned beef brisket will come with a seasoning pack, but I much prefer my homemade corned beef seasoning packet recipe! I love flavor and this recipe delivers just that. I hope you enjoy this Corned Beef Slow Cooker Recipe!
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You can keep leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. You can freeze the corned beef, but I DON’T recommend freezing the veggies.
No! If you want to cook this with out the beer, you can leave it out and sub in 8oz of water or low sodium beef broth.
Crockpot Corned Beef and Cabbage
- 5-6 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 small onion, cut into wedges
- 3 cups of water
- 2 TBSP sugar
- 2 TBSP vinegar
- 8 oz beer
- 4 lbs corned beef brisket
- 1 (1 lb) bag of baby carrots
- 1 lb small red potatoes, quartered
- 1 head of green cabbage, cut into wedges
- —- seasoning packet ingredients —–
- {leave this out if you are using the packet that comes with the meat.}
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 2 bay leaves, crushed
- 8 Allspice berries
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- First place onion wedges and garlic at the bottom of your 6-8qt crockpot. This is going to act as a stand for your meat, so it doesn’t touch the bottom and dry out. Place beef on top of onions and garlic.
- Next, mix together water, beer, sugar and vinegar.
- Pour over beef and then sprinkle seasoning packet over meat. If you are using my homemade corned beef seasoning recipe, simply mix together the mustard seeds, bay leaves, allspice berries, salt and pepper and sprinkle on top of beef.
- Set crockpot, cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours.
- After 4 hours of cooking, add in potatoes and carrots. Cover and continue cooking.
- When 1 hour remains, add cabbage to the crockpot. Cover and continue cooking for the remainder of the time. After 8 hours, you will have an unforgettable dinner! Hope you enjoy this Crockpot Corned Beef and Cabbage recipe as much as I did!
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Ingredients
- 5-6 garlic cloves crushed
- 1 small onion cut into wedges
- 3 cups of water
- 2 TBSP sugar
- 2 TBSP vinegar
- 8 oz beer
- 4 lbs corned beef brisket
- 1 1 lb bag of baby carrots
- 1 lb small red potatoes quartered
- 1 head of green cabbage cut into wedges
—- seasoning packet ingredients —–
- {leave this out if you are using the packet that comes with the meat.}
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 2 bay leaves crushed
- 8 Allspice berries
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Instructions
- First place onion wedges and garlic at the bottom of your crockpot. This is going to act as a stand for your meat, so it doesn’t touch the bottom and dry out. Place beef on top of onions and garlic.
- Next, mix together water, beer, sugar and vinegar.
- Pour over beef and they sprinkle seasoning packet over meat. If you are using my homemade corned beef seasoning packet, simply mix together the mustard seeds, bay leaves, allspice berries, salt and pepper and sprinkle on top of beef.
- Set crockpot, cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours.
- After 4 hours of cooking, add in potatoes and carrots.Cover and continue cooking
- When 1 hour remains, add cabbage to the crockpot. Cover and continue cooking for the remainder of the time.
Nutrition
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Post Updated March 2023
I just finished making this. I used Oberon ( as I live in Oberon city) I’m hoping the meat shrinks down enough that I can add the rest. If not,O well,I’ll use the Dutch Oven for the veggies.
I’m currently cooking this in the crock pot now but I didn’t have any of the berries. Will it ruin the recipe?
I have never made it without. I am sure it was ruin the dish. Did you use the packet that came with the meat?
No It didn’t come with a packet 🙁 I seasoned it as your recipe said minus the berries because I didn’t have any. Will it not taste good?
Do you have any nutmeg, cinnamon, and pepper?
I do!
I would mix together 1/4 teaspoon of each and throw it in the crockpot 🙂
I can pick some up after classes and add them in for the last couple of hours. Hopefully it still turns out good.
Remember to cut the meat against the grain…..so much easier to eat.
I followed the recipe to a T, with fresh bay leaves and yellow mustard seed. I couldn’t find the allspice berries so I tried the McCormick Peppercorn Medley which comes with the grinder. I noticed it had ingredients a lot of the corn beef recipes had and you don’t have to worry about pulling out the peppercorns and berries that get stuck to the corn beef:
Ingredients: Black Peppercorn, Corainder, Pink Peppercorns, White Peppercorns, Allspice and green peppercorns. Thanks for a great homemade crockpot recipe! Now that I have the spices, I will make it more than once a year.
I can’t believe I’ve never thought to make corned beef in the crockpot! I’m really looking forward to trying this since my family loves corned beef and we use the crockpot twice a week. This will be a great addition to our rotation of meals!
Ok, just threw it all together, so we’ll give it the taste test in 8 hours! Sounds fabulous, and can’t wait to treat some co-workers tomorrow on St. Paddy’s Day.