Cabbage…what can you do with this leafy in-season veggie?

Boasting the fewest calories and least fat of any vegetable, white cabbage’s subtle spicy flavor makes an ideal addition to any nutritious meals.

Just one cooked serving of leafy green cabbage packs 18% of your recommended vitamin C intake.

Prepared the authentic way this corned beef and cabbage recipe is quick and easy, one of the most popular dishes to eat on St. Patrick’s Day.

This low fat slow cooker recipe is a full flavor, spicy and tasty traditional Irish meal which can be cooked with the help of crock pot or slow cooker.

Cabbage is also good for the heart so this is part of a healthy lifestyle.

Ingredients:

• 2-3 pound corned beef
• spices, whole black peppers and vinegar
• 1 head green Cabbage
• 3-4 potatoes, peeled and sliced into 1 inch pieces
• 4 carrots peeled and sliced into 1 inch pieces
• 1 large onion, cut into four wedges

Instructions for corned beef – slow cooked for the best taste possible:

Place beef on bottom of slow cooker cover entirely with water, put in all of the spices from the bag (add 5-6 whole black peppers), cover with a lid.

Bring to a boil, then lower heat so water simmers. Keep covered.

Skim foam from top and cook for 2 ½ – 3 hours or until tender, which means the meat should fall right off a fork. Remove from the water and let sit for no less than 15 minutes, then slice thin.

Instructions for cabbage:

Remove large outer leaves and cut head in half. Remove core and cut into wedges. Cover with cold salted water and bring to a boil.

Lower heat and allow to simmer until soft, (about 10-15 minutes) and then drain. For more people, use 1-2 heads of cabbage.

Corned beef and cabbage recipe slow cooker

Servings:

Feeds 4 people!