Slow Cooker Corned Beef, Cabbage, and Potatoes
This slow cooker corned beef and cabbage recipe for Slow Cooker Corned Beef, Cabbage, and Potatoes couldn't be easier. You simply need corned beef brisket, seasoning, red potatoes, cabbage, and water. Whether you're celebrating St. Patrick's Day or just wanted a good, old-fashioned corned beef meal, this slow cooker recipe for corned beef won't disappoint.
Notes
Corned Beef and Cabbage isn't Irish?
In the United States, consuming corned beef is a tradition often associated with Saint Patrick's Day, however corned beef is not actually considered to be an Irish national dish. The connection with the March 17th holiday specifically originates as part of Irish-American immigrant culture.
Irish-American immigrants used corned beef as a substitute for bacon in the late 19th century. Corned beef and cabbage is the Irish-American variant of bacon and cabbage, a much more well-known and popular Irish dish. During the Irish immigration to America, first generation of Irish-Americans sought the comforting tastes of their homeland, by resorting to what they could get their hands on. On St. Paddy's Day that meant boiled bacon. But, since the immigrants were too poor to afford the high price of pork and bacon products, they turned to the cheapest cut of meat available, which at that time was beef brisket.
Rather than boil the beef, the Irish adopted cooking methods from other cultures, which was easy to do in one of the largest melting pot cities of the time -- New York. Brining, or salt-curing meat, was an Eastern European technique that became popular. And if you're wondering where the term "corned" came from, it has nothing to do with corn. Instead, it refers to the corn-sized salt crystals used during the brining process. The post-brined beef was then paired with cabbage -- one of the cheapest vegetables available to the Irish immigrants at the time.
Serves6
Preparation Time5 min
Slow Cooker Time LOW8 hr
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Joseph Stowell
Mar 28, 2020
My mother was Irish and so Corned Beef and Cabbage (with potatoes and carrots) is a comfort food for me.
SissieSass
Nov 28, 2017
I like the simplicity of this dish. What is in the seasoning packet? Do you use any salt or pepper, or other seasonings with it, or just the packet? I have to have salt with my potatoes, but I guess I can always add that after the dish is cooked if there is not enough.
FrasierFan1901
Mar 14, 2017
I can never seem to get corned beef just right, so I will need to try this recipe one of these days. This is the perfect recipe for a busy weekend!
justwin4once
Feb 21, 2016
We have a Christmas cookie making day with the whole family. Christmas music and lots of flour!! The highlight is the making my great great grandmother's pizzelle recipe.
mitoyz 5872623
Feb 20, 2016
Growing up our meal traditions were Turkey, stuffing, sweet potato casserole for Thanksgiving, Ham crosscut with cloves inserted, mashed potatoes, corn and peas, for Christmas, and Ham again with sweet potatoes and another vegetable for Easter. Those were the days, (sigh).
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Feb 20, 2016
We have had a family tradition for many years at Christmas. On Christmas Eve we do a seafood soup. it has a chicken broth base but includes vegetables and about 2 pounds of different seafoods, mostly shellfish. Depending on how much money we had, the soup either had a lot of fish, or more potato!
sec1975 1572352
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MY husband's family always have German dark fruitcake for Christmas. Made after Thanksgiving and wrapped in a wine soaked rag.
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Grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup with German dumplings on Fridays during Lent.
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Broccoli salad is the one item that is always on the table for the holidays. It doesn't matter what else is on the menu, broccoli salad will make an appearance...yum!
CraftyChick09
Feb 16, 2016
No matter how our family splits up to join various in-laws for Christmas dinner, the immediate family always gets together on Christmas Eve for our "traditional" surf turf dinner!
bcb824 0646293
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Holiday meals are not complete without cornbread dressing. My Daddy had his own recipe and I have kept the tradition alive. No Stove Top for us! The kids always enjoy my crock pot mac and cheese. There is never any mac and cheese to eat with leftovers.
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suki146
Feb 15, 2016
corned beef and cabbage is a classic meal. Just thinking of it makes me want to run out and buy the stuff to make it !
lavylu2000 1092779
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debrowley1 4303421
Feb 15, 2016
We always have corned beef and cabbage and Irish soda bread for St. Patrick's day.
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Feb 15, 2016
well we skip the cabbage but I make corned beef subs instead
Diane McMahon
Feb 15, 2016
there are no particular family food traditions. I happen to love corned beef and cabbage for St, Patrick's day due to my heritage.
simonsnund 4594396
Feb 15, 2016
We live in the Rochester, New York area. My daughter loves garbage plates. Every year for her birthday we get garbage plates. Yum!
caitlinmm
Feb 08, 2016
My family makes corned beef and cabbage like this every St. Patrick's day. It's possibly the only time of year we eat cabbage.
KathrynAllison
Feb 08, 2016
When I was growing up, my grandma always made angel food cake with peanut butter frosting. I have fond memories of helping her make the sweet treat when I went to visit.
Kaylee Renae
Feb 08, 2016
My family always has ham for Christmas dinner. It always tastes super good, but there's only three of us so when we cook a whole ham we have a lot of leftover ham. That means we have a lot of ham meals after that. Eventually, we get really sick of ham. That's probably why we only eat ham around Christmas and sometimes Easter. Thanks for sharing about the Irish traditions. It was interesting to read. )
KLC
Feb 08, 2016
At least once a year my family spends all day making homemade German sausage and egg noodles. It has passed down from generation to generation and it's a super fun family activity.
Sara R
Feb 08, 2016
My entire family is pretty particular about food and we all have different tastes. But we still find ways to cook together, especially during the holidays!
bambakes7
Feb 08, 2016
My family will spend all day Sunday prepping healthy meals for the week. It's a fun way to spend some quality family time!
pendragon666 02333 01
Mar 14, 2014
how do you manage to make a corned beef in the slow cooker without having it turn into tough ropes? I can never slice a brisket cooked this way, it just falls apart :( any tips?
superserversarah 1 407293
Mar 14, 2014
I only cooked it on low for 7 hours, yes any longer than that, it shreds!
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