Instant Pot Recipe: Corned Beef and Cabbage

 Happy St. Patrick's Day 2026!

Equipment:

6-qt Instant Pot "Duo"

Steamer pot

Steamer insert

Ladle

Knife for chopping vegetables

Ingredients:

Prepackaged corned beef brisket

5 lbs bag of carrots

5 lbs bag or red potatoes or your favorite variety

one head of green cabbage

Note:

Once upon a time, we used to use the crock pot overnight to get a tender brisket, but now This is *the only* way we make corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick's Day... 

The corned beef comes out tender and you won't over cook the vegetables that accompany the dish.

We've tested this recipe using a variety of different brands and styles of brisket, and they come out great!

Instructions:

First, get yourself an Instant pot... at least the 6 quart Duo variety if you don't already own one. Or borrow your one from a friend.

The Instant Pot is where you will cook the corned beef only for two hours with three cups of water.

Once the two hour time is up, quick release the vent and then transfer the meat to a carving dish and slice into servicing size pieces.

The second part of this recipe is prepping and steaming the vegetables that go along with this dish.

Get out the largest soup pot that you own and place a steamer insert in the bottom. Add enough water to reach the bottom of the steam insert. We are going to call this the steamer pot.

*Prep the carrots cutting them into one inch pieces. Place the carrots in the bottom of the steamer pot so that there is about two layers of carrots. (We love carrots in our house and are always running out of them hence two layers of carrots.) 

*Prep the potatoes. This year, we are using red potatoes, but you can use your favorite variety for this dish. You can quarter the smaller ones, and for the bigger ones, you can cut them in thirds and then half the middle section. You are going to prep at least 6 potatoes and add them to the steamer pot. 

*The last layer of vegetable will be the cabbage. Cut the cabbage in half through the core, then in quarters and then two halfs in quarters so you are left with 8 pieces of cabbage. Lay the cabbage on top of the potatoes in the steamer pot and check to make sure that the lid will sit on the pot because it will be full of these cut vegetables.

The steamer pot will need to be cooked on the stove top on medium heat for 30 minutes. So watch the timer on the instant pot and when it gets to 35, start the steamer pot full of vegetables.

To Serve: 

Add one or two slices of corned beef to the bowl, then add the steamed vegetables.

Using a ladle, add some broth from the cooked corned beef onto the vegetables in the bowl. 

Season to taste. We usually add butter on the potatoes with salt and pepper.