Traditional Irish Slow Cooker Meal

What You Need:

• 1 onion, sliced
• 4 carrots, diced into chunks
• 2 white potatoes, quartered
• 1 (1 lb.) corned beef brisket with spice packet
• 1/3 C apple juice, unsweetened
• 2 cloves
• 1 T brown sugar
• 1/2 t orange peel, grated
• 1/2 t mustard
• 1 cabbage, wedged

How to Make It:

1. Place the onion into the bottom of a 3 qt. size slow cooker.
2. Place the carrots and then the potatoes over the onion.
3. Lay the brisket over the top of the vegetables.
4. Pour the apple juice into a separate bowl.
5. Add the cloves, brown sugar, orange peel, mustard and spice packet.
6. Whisk until the ingredients are completely combined.
7. Pour the mixture over the brisket in the slow cooker.
8. Cover and cook on high 4 hours.
9. Add the cabbage wedges to the slow cooker.
10. Recover and continue cooking 30 minutes or until the meat and vegetables are tender.
11. Remove the cloves before serving.

Serves: 2

This is a traditional good luck meal that is served on St. Patrick's Day. This version of an old favorite makes quick work of a delicious meal. If you want to make it for a larger group just double your ingredients and use a 5 or 6 qt. slow cooker.