Easy Corned Beef & Cabbage is one of the easiest meals to make and it basically cooks itself. All you need for this recipe besides the Corned Beef is a Dutch Oven, cabbage, veggies, and red potatoes. In a matter of a few hours, you’ll have a complete dinner and leftovers for a week!
EASY CORNED BEEF & CABBAGE IS THE MEAL FOR SAINT PATRICK’S DAY
Easy Corned Beef & Cabbage is a favorite around here, whether it’s Saint Patrick’s Day or not and I’m excited to get this recipe live on the blog. All you need for this holiday staple is nitrate-free corned beef with brine and spices. I picked up mine at Trader Joe’s because they are affordable and already come with the spices. You’ll also need cabbage, red potatoes, celery, and carrots.
A delicious sauce for your corned beef can be a combo of homemade mayo and mustard and for those who like things spicy, you can add horseradish too. Creamy or straight is up to you.
You will also need a Dutch Oven for this recipe. I let my corned beef simmer on low in my Dutch Oven for about 5-hours, and the flavors were amazing! The corned beef turned out so tender and flavorful and I plan on making another this week because it was that good.
THINGS TAKE TIME, TRY TO HAVE PATIENCE, ESPECIALLY WITH YOURSELF
If you’re currently experiencing grief then you know what I’m talking about. It’s hard to see when life will be grand again. Oh, I wish life could be grand again. I find myself waiting for magical moments to happen while feeling heartache and pain all at the same time.
Grief is the strangest thing and the only way to go through it is to go through it. If you don’t go through it and you bury the emotions, you will never heal and you will continue to be stuck on this inter-loop of pain that keeps you stuck and no one should ever have to live like that.
GRIEF IS NON-LINEAR AND VERY FICKLE
And although grief is fickle, it certainly doesn’t have to take over your life. Lately, I’ve been forcing myself to get out of the house, meet new people, and just go different. You never know who you are going to meet so getting out and about is healthy and necessary for moving on.
The hard part about grief is no one knows you are experiencing it except you, especially in public. So when you are standing in the ice cream aisle and you start balling while staring at the mint chip and the guy next to you who is also standing in the ice cream aisle just awkwardly stares at you, all you can do is look away and continue to cry.
Or you can run, but that’s even stranger. Grief is so strange and so random and so encompassing. The thought that what you lost is never coming back is one of the most terrifying feelings in the world. It takes a long time to become okay with that fact. The tangible is no longer real anymore and it can take years to slightly get over that. And some never do.
COOKING AND CREATING RECIPES KEEPS ME SANE
What does help me cope is cooking. Being in the kitchen and creating new recipes helps me leaps and bounds just get through the day to day. When I start to feel out of control, I go cook or I research how to make something new for this space. I come up with new cookbook recipe ideas and I keep my hands moving. It’s therapeutic to work through your grief with food. Food is always there, it’s something tangible that I can cook and go back to again and again. Cooking never lets me down.
Make sure you check out my recipe video on one of my favorite meals of the year here.
If you make this recipe please tag me @fittyfoodlicious on Instagram using the hashtag #fittyfoodlicious I love seeing my recipes in your kitchen.
And whatever you are going through right now, may you grow through it and know that this is all temporary.
EASY CORNED BEEF & CABBAGE
Ingredients
- 1 2-4 lbs Nitrate Free Corned Beef with the brine and spices included
- 1 head organic cabbage
- 2 c red potatoes chopped
- 1 c celery chopped
- 2 c carrots cut into carrots
- Mustard, Mayo, and Horseradish optional
Instructions
- Place the Corned Beef in a 7-quart dutch oven and cover with water. Add the spice package that came with the corned beef. Cover the dutch oven and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and simmer for 5-hours. (The time the corned beef simmers, depends on the amount you buy.)
- Add the sliced potatoes, cabbage, celery, and carrots in the last 40-minutes of cooking. Let the potatoes, veggies, and meat simmer together for 40-minutes.
- Remove the meat from water and let rest for a few minutes before serving with the potatoes and veggies. Garnish with parsley and use a mayo+mustard combo dipping sauce or horseradish.
- The meat will keep in a glass, airtight container in the fridge for up to 3-days.
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Faith says
Corned Beef and Cabbage is one of our favorites. I make it every year on St. Patrick's Day. I am sorry for the grief you are feeling now and yes creating in the kitchen is great therapy. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Addison says
This corned beef is incredibly tender and flavorful! I love this for any time of the year. Yum!!
Linda says
Any recipes with leftovers win! Especially this corned beef. This looks so juicy and tender, and I can't wait to try this
Stine Mari says
This dish looks so comforting and the beef is especially tender. I hope you will feel better soon, take your time and heal in your own way!
Jacqueline says
I'm sorry to read you are grieving. I hope you'll feel better soon. Yes, cooking is great therapy! This corned beef looks wonderful. Love that it can all be made in one pot!
Lesli Schwartz says
Love this classic St. Patrick's Day recipe! Corned Beef & Cabbage is just the best!
Leslie says
Corned Beef and Cabbage is the most perfect recipe for St. Patrick's Day or any time of year! We love this recipe in our house!
Nayomi says
Cooking (and eating) is self-care for me as well. There something so satisfactory about creating something new or revisiting an old favourite recipe. This corned beef and cabbage sounds very tasty, perfect for St. Patrick's day.
Raquel says
This is a perfect dinner for St. Patrick's Day!
Elizabeth says
This recipe is perfect for St Patrick’s Day! Really easy to make and my whole family loved it!
Amanda Marie says
This is making me very excited for St. Patrick's Day. I'm going to give this a try for our feast.
Natalie says
Delicious! I love how healthy this dish actually is, right! Every year I'm making corned beef for St Patrick's Day. This year I will give your recipe a try.
Wanda says
I've never made corned beef before but always wanted to try it. Going to save this recipe to make soon!
Amy Liu Dong says
This is one of our favorite dishes to make most especially during cold weather. So delicious!
Robin says
I'm the exact opposite of you - I don't want to cook when I'm experiencing grief, so I'm going to try to use you as inspiration. We almost got the corned beef at Trader Joe's. I think I'll go back to get it tomorrow.
Julie says
What a great dish for St. Patrick's Day. I was looking for an easy version of this dish for the big day and this one is it. How delish!
Alexis says
Corned beef and cabbage is amazing! I love how you simplified the cooking process.
Kushigalu says
What a flavorful beef dish to try for dinner. Loved the recipe. Making this soon. Thanks