Slow Cooker Corned Beef & Cabbage Is Crazy Tender

© Ethan CalabreseCelebrate St. Patrick's Day properly with Slow Cooker Corned Beef & Cabbage from Delish.com.

Traditional corned beef and cabbage takes a while to cook on the stovetop-about 3 hours, depending on the size of your brisket. This recipe may add a few hours to the overall time, but it's so much easier. You don't need to check the meat every 30 minutes and constantly add more water, which is also a real perk. It's as simple as just throwing everything in the slow cooker!

You can even make Corned Beef Hash in your slow cooker! Talk about a yummy breakfast.

Yields: 6

Prep Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 5 hours

Ingredients

• 1

  medium yellow onion, cut into large wedges

• 3

  large carrots, cut into thirds

• 2

  stalks celery, cut into thirds

• 225 g

  baby potatoes, halved

• 1

  (900g) corned beef brisket

• Salt

• Freshly ground black pepper

• 1

  packed pickling spice

• 3

  sprigs thyme

• 2

  bay leaves

• 1/2

  green cabbage, cut into large wedges

Directions

1. Add onion, carrots, celery and potatoes to bowl of your slow cooker. Place corned beef on top and season generously with salt, pepper, and pickling spices. Scatter thyme and bay leaves over meat and fill slow cooker bowl with water until it is almost completely covering the meat.
2. Cook on high for 4 to 4 1/2 hours, until meat is tender. Add cabbage to slow cooker and cook on high for 45 minutes to 1 hour more until cabbage is tender and cooked through. Remove meat and vegetables from slow cooker, slice and serve.