Slow-Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage

Name: Slow-Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients: 1 (3 1/2- to 4-pound), corned beef brisket roast, about 2 inches thick, rinsed, fat trimmed to 1/4 inch; 1 tablespoon, pickling spice; 1 1/2 pounds, red potatoes, unpeeled; 1 pound, carrots, peeled and halved crosswise; 1 small head, green cabbage (1 1/4 pounds); 6 cups, water; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2017

Main Courses

Beef

Slow Cooker

This traditional Irish American meal seems perfect for the slow cooker, and it is—but only if you construct it right.

SERVES6 to 8

TIME6 to 7 hours on high, or 8 to 9 hours on low

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

When cooking corned beef and cabbage in the slow cooker, placement of the ingredients was key. We put the meat in the slow cooker first, sprinkled the seasoning (pickling spice) over it, and placed the potatoes and carrots between the meat ...

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