Corned Beef and Cabbage Instant Pot -Easy Recipe

Beef and veggies is my favorite combo meal, I love to try beef and veggie recipes from various regions around the globe. The Corned Beef and cabbage instant pot recipe is a heartwarming American-Irish dish. This dish is served on St.Patrick’s Day.

Corned Beef and Cabbage Instant Pot Recipe

Juicy tender beef paired with carrots and cabbage is a comfort meal to enjoy family dinner. With Instant pot now you can prepare this delicious meal without wasting time and compromising on taste and tenderness. This simple meal is ready with a handful of ingredients, just grab fresh carrots, potatoes, cabbage, and corned beef. Although in America, the corned beef came along with a spice mix packet; but today I am going with a homemade spice mix for corned beef.

Corned Beef and Cabbage Instant Pot Recipe

The corned beef and cabbage instant pot recipe is a classic American-Irish comfort dish that is served on St.Patrick' Day. The delicious and juicy meal is a perfect combo of tender beef, carrot, cabbage, and potatoes with a kick of spice mix made with mustard, bay leaves, and allspice berries.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr 57 minutes mins

Total Time 2 hours hrs 7 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 4 persons

Calories 120 kcal

Equipment

• Instant Pot

Ingredients

  

• 4 Pound Corned Beef
• 1 Onion
• 4 Garlic Cloves
• 4 Potatoes
• 4 Carrots
• 1 Head Cabbage cut into wedges
• 4 Cups Beef Broth

For Spice Mix

• 1 Tsp Mustard Seeds
• 2 Bay Leaves
• 6 Allspice berries
• 1 Tsp Salt
• 1 Tsp Black pepper

Instructions

 

• Start by washing the corned beef under tap water then pat dry with a kitchen towel.
• Cut the onion, potatoes, carrots, and cabbage into wedges and peel off the garlic cloves.
• Put the onion and garlic in instant pot.
• Then in a heated skillet, brown the corned beef for 10 minutes on each side.
• Then sautee the veggies in the same skillet for 2 minutes.
• Place the corned beef over onion and garlic in the instant pot.
• In a bowl mix salt, black pepper, allspice berries, bay leaves, and mustard seeds.
• Sprinkle this spice ix over corned beef, then pour beef broth into the pot.
• After securing the lid set the instant pot to manual high pressure for 90 minutes.
• After 90 minutes, release the pressure and remove the corned beef from the pot.
• Then add veggies into the pot and set them to manual high pressure for 5 minutes.
• After 5 minutes, release the pressure and take out the veggies and remaining broth.
• Slice the corned beef against the grain and serve with cooked carrot, cabbage and potatoes.

Notes

The calorie count is based on the single serving of the dish. 

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Tips That Will Help

• The brisket cut that has marble texture fat goes well for the recipe.
• Layering of the ingredients plasy important role in making this dish aromatic. Place aromatic veggies like garlic and onion at the bottom and then place the beef.
• Place the fat side of the beef upward in the pot.
• After removing the beef from instant pot, cover it in a foil.

FAQ’s

Why is my corned beef not tender enough in the instant pot?

There are several reasons that make your beef tough in the instant pot. The first thing is the quality of your beef, make sure to use high-quality beef, then rinsing is a key step to avoid toughness, the salt and brine in the beef make your beef tough. Besides these make sure to increase the cooking time according to the weight and thickness of the beef.

Can I make this recipe ahead of time?

Yes, you can prepare the recipe ahead of time and refrigerate until serving. Make sure to store beef and veggies in separate airtight containers.