Kevins Best Corned Beef Recipes

SLOW-COOKER CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE

Steps:

• Place the carrots, potatoes, and onion into the bottom of a slow cooker, pour in the water, and place the brisket on top of the vegetables. Pour the beer over the brisket. Sprinkle on the spices from the packet, cover, and set the cooker on High.
• Cook the brisket for about 8 hours. An hour before serving, stir in the cabbage and cook for 1 more hour.

KEVIN'S BEST CORNED BEEF

Steps:

• Use a 14 to 20 qt. pan.
• Coarsely chop enough onions and carrots to make 1 cup each.
• In pan, place onions and carrots, corned beef with any liquid from meat, vinegar, stout, mustard seed, coriander, peppercorns, dill, allspice, and bay leaves.
• Add water to barely cover beef.
• Cover pan and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Simmer till meat is tender when pierced, 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
• Meanwhile, cut remaining onions into wedges.
• Cut remaining carrots into 2 inch lengths, halve them lengthwise if large.
• Cut cabbage in half through cores, then into wedges.
• Scrub potatoes.
• Add onions, carrots and potatoes to tender corned beef, place cabbage on top.
• Cover and return to simmering over high heat; reduce heat and simmer till cabbage is tender when pierced, 15 to 20 minutes.
• With slotted spoon, scoop out vegetables onto warm serving dishes.
• Using tongs and a slotted spoon, remove beef to a cutting board.
• Cut off fat.
• Slice meat across grain, place on warm platters.
• Serve meat and vegetables with mustards.