Corned Beef and Cabbage with Make Ahead Tips


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We weren’t Irish, but my mom prepared this meal every St. Patrick’s Day, and it’s a tradition that I enjoy keeping. There’s a lot of speculation as to how this dish …

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  1. Grace Love88!
    Grace Love88! says:

    Mine turned out tasty even though I forgot to put in potatoes and my meat fell apart 😋I overcooked it. Thank you for the great tips and another great video! Turnips are a great addition to this also! Even though I'm Canadian, my mother is a Boston born Irish American and she used to make Corned beef quite often but she looked everything together including the meat in a slow cooker !

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  2. Jeffrey Reed
    Jeffrey Reed says:

    Erin Go Bragh, Kev! Lol I think that’s how you say it? My background is Polish too, so anyway… lol
    One of my favorite meals! I have to do the same thing this weekend since I worked all week long… looks delicious!! Glad you and Mar had a great meal!
    It’s funny cause I was thinking electric knife when you had it on the tray! And you mentioned that 😂 !
    I’ll have to get my Mom’s electric knife out…. I also noticed your Martha Stewart Everyday baking dish too!! I was a huge fan of her products from Kmart and I miss them! So much better than the junk she has now at Macy’s! 🥰🥰 I have a lot of that vintage Martha stuff too! Good products! Great to see you have some too!!!
    Glad you are all well!! Sending hugs to everyone!!
    Jeff xo

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  3. Curtis Scott
    Curtis Scott says:

    I always learn to write in cursive again when I watch Kevin! Could you write something like say Zucchini maybe? On the chalkboard 😬? great video work Mary! It's me aka Hank Schrader 😉 very cool lab coat Kevin

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  4. Greg Budig
    Greg Budig says:

    I know that I already put my two cents worth in on this topic… but I was pleasantly surprised when my daughter who lives in Wisconsin sent me a picture of her meal tonight! She made corned beef in the slow cooker, it cooked for 8hrs when her and her husband were out.
    And she roasted quartered red potatoes and served it with braised cabbage! They had horseradish mustard sauce on the side.
    The picture she sent me looked absolutely delicious!! We never had the tradition in our German/Czech family, but I think she may have started a little tradition of her own.
    Made me a proud papa!!❤❤❤🍀☘

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  5. Scooter Dover
    Scooter Dover says:

    Happy St. Patrick's Day. Now if you had one of your stoves with the deep-well cooker, that would have worked great. I have a table top oven with a slow-cooking selection and put it in a baking dish with a little water and seal it with foil and cook it for about 4 or 5 hours. It turns out pretty well. I'm always amazed at how much they shrink up.

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  6. June Austin
    June Austin says:

    Kevin, it's amazing the bits of knowledge you have to share 😲 ☘ That totally makes sense about how corned beef became an American Irish tradition and I once again I learned something new!

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  7. Alison Schoenthaler
    Alison Schoenthaler says:

    Beautiful brisket! Boiling is the only way to go!!! I made mine tonight with a cabbage casserole, roasted potatoes and carrots, rye bread, and Watergate Salad for dessert!!! Slainte!!! Corned beef is definitely eastern european, but that's ok!

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  8. whitedogfive
    whitedogfive says:

    I am polish to and remember lots of polish foods. Hamburger in cabbage (golumpki) with worcestershire sauce sprinkled on the top, was awesome. Potato pancakes with sour cream, home made white and red kielbasa and lots pork chops! All the while my grandfather bouncing me on his knee singing polish songs. Good times.

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  9. Peggy McBrien
    Peggy McBrien says:

    When I was a kid I would only eat the corned beef as a sandwich. ( My mom would always serve it with Burghardt's rye. Wish i could still get a loaf of that.) Now I like the whole meal and we eat it with horseradish.

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  10. T Williams
    T Williams says:

    Thank you. It's very interesting. The only corned beef I've had is the "Hereford" brand made in Brazil (although the brand is from France I believe). I suspect quite different from your home made version.
    Tim

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  11. MrScottie68
    MrScottie68 says:

    Hi Kevin, great video! Not Irish either but I have a corned beef simmering on the stove now. I totally agree with not using the same water for the vegetables. I had it that way once and it was disgusting because the cabbage especially was all greasy and oily.

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  12. swsalem
    swsalem says:

    Hi Kevin and Mary Ann ! Happy Saint Patrick's Day ! I'm making my Corned Beef & Cabbage today and watched your video just to confirm the way I've always made it, and get some tips and variations of this classic boiled dinner. We do it the same way. I'm going to serve corn muffins and a Creme de Menthe parfait for dessert. Thanks for doing the video. Great to hear Mary Ann. Best to all of you. Chip

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  13. Bonnie Peterman
    Bonnie Peterman says:

    Hi Kevin watching you slice your corned beef made my mouth water. It looked delicious. Great idea for reheating the corned beef. Thank you for all the great tips. Happy St. Patrick’s Day ☘️.

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  14. Greg Budig
    Greg Budig says:

    Congratulations on 10k subscribers!
    Well this was a nice little surprise! I had to check to see what day it was!
    Question is… what's that Ralph been up to? 🤔 I've only had corned beef and cabbage once and really enjoyed it. I recently have been using one of those modern pressure cookers, it's not an Instapot, but pretty much the same thing. The preparation of the corned beef looks like it would be wonderful in a pressure cooker! I think I would be on the side of using the corned beef broth for the vegetables. But each way sounds great! Again Congratulations on 10k subscribers!!
    Take care and be well!!

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  15. Beryl White
    Beryl White says:

    Very nice and a good take on a super recipe. And one other thing I noticed you should be commended on you did not cross-contaminate when you handled your meat. You kept your hands off the pot, faucet and even the stove thermostat. And that's quite a trick without a wiping your hands! Bravo you get an A+ thanks again for a great recipe

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