CROCK POT Corned Beef and Cabbage with Cream Sauce

CROCK POT
Corned Beef and Cabbage with Cream Sauce

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

CROCK POT
Corned Beef and Cabbage with Cream Sauce

4 carrots, peeled and cut
3-4 pound corned beef brisket
3 cloves garlic, whole
2 bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon peppercorns
2 medium onions, quartered
2 cups water
1/2 cabbage, cut in wedges

Directions
Put all ingredients, except for cabbage in crock pot.
Place 1/2 of the carrots and onions on the bottom, then place the
brisket in the crock pot and top with remaining ingredients and 2 cups of water. Slow cook on low.

After 3 hours add cabbage wedges to crock pot and make sure the cabbage is covered with liquid.
At this time, remove garlic cloves from broth and crush them with a fork, then return to pot.

Cover and cook for another 3 hours on low or until meat is tender.

When ready to serve, strain the cabbage and season it heavily with black pepper. 
Remove the fat from the corned beef and slice.
Place sliced pieces of corned beef on plate and surround it with carrots and cabbage wedge.

Serve with Cream Sauce

Sauce
1 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon lemon juice
 freshly ground black pepper
salt

Directions
Combine sour cream, horseradish, mustard, and lemon juice in a medium nonreactive bowl.
Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

peel and cut

place carrots, onion, bay leaves, garlic, peppercorns and

corned beef in crock pot

(I put half of the carrots and onions on the bottom of the crock pot)

add 2 cups of water, cover and slow cook on low

After 3 hours slice cabbage into wedges and crush garlic.

Place in crock pot and make sure the cabbage is covered in the liquid.

Add water if needed.

Cover and cook for another 3 hours.

Cut fat off of corned beef and slice.

Strain cabbage and season heavily with freshly ground black pepper.

Place slices of corned beef on dinner plate with carrots and cabbage wedge

serve with cream sauce

May you find your pot of gold!

Happy St. Patrick's Day