Irish Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe

In my family, corned beef and cabbage is a favorite dish to serve for St. Patrick’s Day. I grew up in central PA where sometimes we do things a little different. We have always made our corned beef and cabbage with canned corned beef.

Super quick and easy Irish corned beef and cabbage recipe for St. Patrick's Day using canned corned beef

 

In fact, it wasn’t until I was in my early 20’s that I even knew that corned beef could be bought in the fresh meat department at the grocery store and just means that the cut of beef was cured with salt crystals called corns. Sad isn’t it? I still have never made this dish any other way. I know it may sound a little strange but it makes a delicious hearty stew. My family loves this Irish Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe.

Irish Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe

ingredients for making corned beef cabbage and potatoes

Irish Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe

Ingredients:

Head of cabbage, chopped

2 cans corned beef

5-6 large potatoes, peeledand  diced

4 cups water

Salt and pepper to taste

Garlic to taste

Put all ingredients in a large soup/stew pot. Bring to a boil. Boil until potoatoes and cabbage are tender (about 15-20 min). Simmer as long as you like, serve hot. You could also make this dish in a crockpot.

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Just in case you really want to feel like you are dining in central Pennsylvania, you should have some crusty bread with homemade apple butter to go along with your Corned Beef and Cabbage. Oh and you should eat the leftovers for day and days and days until no one wants Corned Beef and Cabbage until next year.

Happy St. Patricks’s Day! Don’t forget to wear green, you don’t want to get pinched. I hope you enjoy this recipe that is one of our family’s St. Patrick’s Day traditions. We like to have fun and what better fun is there than good food, good friends, and great family fun. And since there is a little bit of Irish in everybody, please share with us some of your recipes, superstitions, or activities.

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