Crockpot Corned Beef, Potatoes, Carrots, Cabbage

My first real memory of eating corned beef was a couple years ago when I was visiting my friend in New Orleans. We attended a St. Paddy’s Day parade where we caught cabbages from floats and then headed back to her place to cook up the corned beef and cabbage. Yes I realize that cabbage was probably gross, but oh well! Most corned beef comes with pickling spices that usually contains sugar and other weird ingredients. I was inspired by the flavors of corned beef to create this Crockpot Corned Beef. No it is not identical to the original, but I love playing with flavor profiles and creating them in a new way! This Crockpot Corned Beef is complete with white sweet potatoes, carrots and cabbage. A full Irish inspired meal just in time for St. Paddy’s Day.

I wasn’t always a huge St. Paddy’s Day fan. In college, my best friend studied abroad in Ireland. She came back to the States with a love of all things Irish including St. Paddy’s Day. This love rubbed off on me as we finished out our years together in college. In the real world, I don’t always get a chance to celebrate because the holiday often falls in the middle of the week. I am old and lame now and can’t go out on a Wednesday in fear of being hungover at work on Thursday! I still love St. Paddy’s Day though, and I have found new ways to celebrate that don’t involve drinking! I like to make up some traditional fare and naturally green treats to share with my friends! Some of my favorites include: naturally green pancakes, Irish boxty, Irish cream mocha pudding and matcha thumbprint cookies!

What is your favorite way to celebrate St. Paddy’s Day?

Crockpot Corned Beef, Potatoes, Carrots and Cabbage

Ingredients

2 tsp mustard seeds
1 1/2 tsp black pepper
1 1/2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp ground allspice
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp cinnamon
3lb beef shoulder roast
2 bay leaves
1 cup beef broth
2 lbs white sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 lb carrots, cubed
2 lb green cabbage, cut into wedges

Directions

Combine first 7 spices together in a bowl. Spread onto all sides of the beef and place in bottom of crockpot.
Pour in beef broth and bay leaves.
Place in sweet potatoes and carrots.
Cook for 8 hours on low.
Remove potatoes and carrots. Keep warm in oven. Remove bay leaf.
Shredded beef and return to crockpot. Add in cabbage wedges.
Cook on low for 1 hour.

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Enjoy!
x Vanessa