Happy St. Patrick's Day! Did you make corned beef and cabbage today? A lot of people are intimidate by it; thinking that it's complicated and hard to make. It's totally not! I already have a recipe for Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage on my blog, but I have found a recipe I like even better. It is adapted from A Year of Slow Cooking. This one is better because it is simpler. And simple is always best! All you do is throw a hunk of corned beef in your slow cooker and slather it with a honey mustard glaze. The glaze permeates the meat and makes it so tender and delicious.
Ingredients:
4 lb. corned beef brisket (point cut)
2 tbsp honey
¼ cup brown sugar
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
½ large head cabbage
Directions:
Use a 6-quart slow cooker. Unwrap the corned beef, and remove the seasoning packet, and trim as much of the fat from the meat as you can. Rinse and pat dry. In a small bowl, make a paste of the honey, brown sugar, and mustard. Rub this mixture on all sides of the meat. Place the meat into the slow cooker and cover. Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours, or until meat pulls apart easily with a fork.
Halfway through cooking, chop the cabbage into chunks and place it in the slow cooker, on top of the corned beef. Using tongs, toss the cabbage so that it gets coated in the cooking liquid. Replace lid and continue cooking on low.
Remove corned beef to a platter and slice. Remove cabbage with a slotted spoon and place alongside corned beef.
Makes 6 servings.
I serve this with Traditional Irish Soda Bread, of course.
I like to get the point cut for this. It has more fat and is beautifully marbled. You want to cut off as much of the visible fat as you can before you cook it. I have found that kitchen shears work better than a knife for this. You might need to remove some more of the visible fat after it has cooked. By then, it's easy to remove. You can certainly use the flat cut for this recipe too. It will not be quite as fall-apart tender though.
This beef comes out so amazingly tender. It literally just falls apart. I love that. And the cabbage has a surprising sweetness to it. It's all just delicious.
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