Chef John's Corned Beef and Cabbage

St. Patrick's Day - Holidays and Events

It's almost St. Patrick's Day, and for many that means boiling up a nice authentic Irish dinner of corned beef and cabbage. The original Irish recipe actually used a type of lean bacon, made with a cut of pork similar to Canadian bacon. Corned beef came into the picture as a lower-cost substitution, to replace the more expensive and harder to find cut.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 3hrs50 mins

Additional: 10 mins

Total: 4hrs15 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Chef John's Corned Beef and Cabbage

Ingredients

1 (4 pound) corned beef brisket with spice packet

3 quarts water

1 onion

quartered

3 carrots

cut into large chunks

3 stalks celery

cut into 2-inch pieces

1 teaspoon salt

2 pounds red potatoes

halved

1 small head cabbage

cut into eighths

Irish Toast

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Directions

Step 1

Combine corned beef and spice packet contents water onion carrots celery and salt together in a large pot or Dutch oven; bring to a simmer skimming off any foam that rises to the surface.

Step 2

Cover the pot reduce heat to low and simmer until meat is almost fork-tender about 3 hours. Add potatoes and simmer uncovered until potatoes are almost tender about 30 minutes more.

Step 3

Place cabbage pieces on top of and around meat cover the pot and simmer until cabbage is tender 20 to 30 minutes more.

Step 4

Remove meat to a cutting board and let rest 10 to 15 minutes. Cut across the grain and serve in a bowl; ladle vegetables and broth over the top.

Nutritional Information

Chef John's Corned Beef and Cabbage

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 379.7

% Daily Value *

Protein: 22.4g 45%

Carbohydrates: 29g 9%

Dietary Fiber: 5.5g 22%

Sugars: 6.5g

Fat: 19.6g 30%

Saturated Fat: 6.5g 33%

Cholesterol: 99.5mg 33%

Vitamin A Iu: 3984.8IU 80%

Niacin Equivalents: 7.5mg 58%

Vitamin B6: 0.6mg 38%

Vitamin C: 46.3mg 77%

Folate: 80.1mcg 20%

Calcium: 86.1mg 9%

Iron: 3.3mg 18%

Magnesium: 58.7mg 21%

Potassium: 973mg 27%

Sodium: 1504.1mg 60%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 17%

Calories From Fat: 176.6

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.