Corned Beef and Cabbage is one of my favorite meals, but even more so now that I’ve come up with a technique for cooking it in an Instant Pot. Somehow it turns out even more tender and more flavorful. Plan to start about 2 hours before you want to serve dinner. I find a 6-qt instant pot is sufficient for the recipe below (feeds 4), Use a larger instant pot to feed more (total time may take a bit longer). This recipe works equally well with store-bought or homemade corned beef (here’s my awesome diy recipe).

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Instant Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner

makes 4 servings

Printable Recipe

Ingredients

• 3-pound corned beef with seasoning packet

• 4 cloves garlic, peeled

• 1 cup water (or beer)

• 1/2 head cabbage, cut into 4 wedges

• 1 pound baby potatoes (red or white skinned)

• 1 pound carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces

Directions

• Place 1 cup water (or beer) and trivet inside instant pot’s inner pot.

• Add corned beef and sprinkle with seasoning packet; add garlic cloves.

• Place lid on and be sure vent is set to “sealing”.

• Use “manual” or “pressure cook” setting to cook on high pressure for 1 hour.

• Quick release pressure and add potatoes, carrots, and cabbage wedges; replace lid with vent set to “sealing” and cook on high pressure for an additional 30 minutes.

• Quick release pressure and serve.

Notes

• Slice corned beef against the grain (see photo below).

• This recipe, which feeds 4, is designed for a 6-quart instant pot.

• You can substitute DIY Corned Beef instead of store-bought. The brining process in that recipe imparts enough flavor that you don’t need to worry about having the seasoning packet that is usually included with store-bought corned beef.