Irish Corned Beef and Cabbage: Recipe of the Day

by Slashfood Editor, Posted Mar 17th 2011 @ 10:00AM

Irish Corned Beef and Cabbage recipe Photo: Lara Ferroni

It might take a few hours to cook, but this classic St. Patty's Day dish requires very little effort to throw together -- and it feeds a small army of leprechauns. It's also incredibly delicious and just keeps getting better as leftovers.

Get the recipe for Irish Corned Beef and Cabbage.

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Tags: corned beef, corned beef and cabbage, st. patricks day

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3-17-2011 @8:23PM Jean said... That looks so good! Had it last night and will be having it again tomorrow! Http://www.suesueandsue.com is a weight loss blog by 3 friends named Sue. Honest and inspiring!
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3-18-2011 @2:30AM robert and regina said... can 3 sue's help suggest some healthy recipes for us 55 year old people who have always ate healthy, but are looking for different recipes to try. we both like to cook and in the summer and fall we are lucky to grow some of our own vegetables in our urban backyard garden. any suggestions on what to plant this year?

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3-18-2011 @9:35AM JoAnn said... The national dish of Ireland is Irish Stew. It is made of mutton (lamb) potatoes and onions.

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3-17-2011 @8:35PM patricia said... A dinner fit for royalty. That was my dinner tonight and it was lovely. The best part is that I will have it again for the next 2 nights -- never get tired of it. My grandmother made it often for her large family.
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3-17-2011 @9:11PM terrence burke said... Hate to break everyone heart but corn beef and cabbage is an American invention. If you were in Dublin today you could not find a restaurant serving corn beef and cabbage.
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3-17-2011 @9:54PM Duffy said... You are wrong sir. My family and I were in Ireland last fall. Had corned beef and cabbage several times.

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3-17-2011 @10:04PM robin said... Hate to break it to you but I was in Dublein 9 years ago and corn beef and cabbage was indeed served.

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3-17-2011 @10:17PM Tara said... Terrence Burke is correct. Ask an American, who hasn't lived or visited here, about what Irish food is like, and nine times out of ten, as they grope for answers, they'll mention corned beef and cabbage.
However, while people here do sometimes eat corned beef and cabbage, we don't eat it all that much. Hardly any of us eat it for St. Patrick's Day. And it's absolutely not the Irish National Dish! Like so many other things, it has become the Americans' idea of what other cultures do and so the myth continues. Sorry to tell you Americans, but corned beef and cabbage is a dish that originated in northern England. We serve it because Americans come over and demand it.

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3-17-2011 @11:47PM Sharyn said... We put the corned beef in the crock pot before bed last night. This morning put red potatoes and one onion in. An hour before serving we put in the cabbage. It was lovely! I don't care if they don't serve it in Ireland; I'm not Irish! My crew eats it once a year and this year it turned out better than it ever did in my 21 years of marriage! We bought the flat-cut variety instead of the point cut; I think that made a major difference.
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3-18-2011 @1:58AM Robbie said... Sorry, but only the corned beef round for me. I can't deal with all the fat and inedibleparts that are part of the brisket.

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3-18-2011 @12:46AM maria said... I have made corn beef and cabbage for St. Patrick's Day. This year I made Shaphers pie for a change. It came out very good.
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3-18-2011 @1:30AM Tracy said... Right on, Tara! I was just about to launch into a diatribe about corned beef when I read your comment. The English discovered the ease of salt curing beef, and foisted themselves into the land of Ireland, where grazing was good, and pushed natives out to raise their cattle. The Irish were left with poor land, where only the true Irish staple, potatoes, would thrive. This caused a disdain and resentment of the English, and also, of corned beef. Not to mention if any corned beef was served in Ireland, the price tag would ensure not too many locals COULD have it.
To all commentators before Tara, learn your history before you speak.
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