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Fall Apart Crockpot Corned Beef

March 12, 2018 by Hayley 17 Comments

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You can enjoy this fall apart crockpot corned beef any time of year! Let the corned beef simmer on in your crockpot for hours with coriander and thyme and fill your house with the most incredible smell. This recipe can be tossed together in 5 minutes and ready to go when you walk in the door after work!

You can enjoy this fall apart crockpot corned beef any time of year! Let the corned beef simmer on in your crockpot for hours with coriander and thyme and fill your house with the most incredible smell. This recipe can be tossed together in 5 minutes and ready to go when you walk in the door after work! thesimplesupper.com

It’s March which means it’s corned beef season! The one time of year where they clearly mark the corned beef on the end caps so I don’t wander around the store like a goof looking for where they hid them away during the other 11 months. I have a definite infatuation with corned beef. I make it at least every couple of months for just no reason at all because it is delicious. It reminds me of childhood and when my mom used to make it for St. Patrick’s day with bright green mashed potatoes. She’s definitely the kind of mom that always did weird little things to make your food holiday themed.

In fact, it was her that told me you could buy corned beef year round. I guess when I go to the store I am so determined to BUY ONLY WHAT’S ON THE LIST that I don’t take a lot of time to look around at what other stuff is being sold. So even if you are reading this post in the dead of winter you can make this delicious corned beef too!

You can enjoy this fall apart crockpot corned beef any time of year! Let the corned beef simmer on in your crockpot for hours with coriander and thyme and fill your house with the most incredible smell. This recipe can be tossed together in 5 minutes and ready to go when you walk in the door after work! thesimplesupper.com

While it is possible to make corned beef in ways other than a crockpot, I don’t know why you would. Letting it slow cook all day long breaks it down and make the meat just melt in your mouth. You don’t even need a proper steak knife to cut it or a knife at all! If you can’t cut it with the side of your fork then you didn’t cook it long enough!

There are a lot of corned beef recipes out there and this recipe was developed from a couple of years of reading probably dozens of them and picking out things that I liked and worked for me. If you are missing an ingredient on this list or you have white vinegar, but not apple cider vinegar that’s okay. Seriously, I don’t think it’s going to ruin the meal. Just comment and let me know if you need any help with substitutions. 

It is only customary that this meal would be served with cabbage and potatoes. Lucky for you, dear reader, I have a pomegranate braised cabbage recipe that would go terrific with this as the main dish. Be sure to check it out too!

Have a fun and safe St. Patrick’s Day!

**PS. I received a great tip from follower and personal friend to put your spices in cheese cloth and tie it into a pouch if you don’t want to deal with all of the pieces leftover on your meat after cooking. Thanks Mia!**

 

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You can enjoy this fall apart crockpot corned beef any time of year! Let the corned beef simmer on in your crockpot for hours with coriander and thyme and fill your house with the most incredible smell. This recipe can be tossed together in 5 minutes and ready to go when you walk in the door after work! thesimplesupper.com

Fall Apart Crockpot Corned Beef

You can enjoy this fall apart crockpot corned beef any time of year! Let the corned beef simmer on in your crockpot for hours with coriander and thyme and fill your house with the most incredible smell. This recipe can be tossed together in 5 minutes and ready to go when you walk in the door after work!
Course Main Course
Cuisine Irish
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 10 minutes
Servings 6 People
Calories 348 kcal
Author Hayley

Ingredients

  • 3-4 lbs Corned Beef Roast
  • 1 Seasoning Packet comes with beef
  • 1/2 Tsp Black Pepper
  • 1 Tsp Coriander
  • 2 Sprigs Thyme 1/2 tsp dried
  • 2 Bay Leaves
  • 2 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 1/4 Cup Water

Instructions

  1. Place corned beef roast, fat side up into a crock pot. I like to use an oval shaped one so it can all lay flat.

  2. Rub the seasoning packet, black pepper, and coriander over the top of the roast. 

  3. Add vinegar, water, thyme and bay leaves to the crockpot around the roast, careful to not displace all of the seasonings.

  4. Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours until meat is tender and comes apart easily.

  5. Serve over a bed of cabbage and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

It's okay to skip the extra coriander if you don't have any handy. I just think there isn't enough in the packet that comes with it!

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  1. swathi

    March 12, 2018 at 5:18 pm

    5 stars
    Corned beef looks delicious and juicy, I need to check it out you pomegranate braised cabbage recipe. It also looks delicious these are perfect meal for St. Patrick day.

    Reply
    • Hayley

      March 12, 2018 at 5:25 pm

      Yes! It is so great for St. Patrick’s!

      Reply
  2. Katie | Healthy Seasonal Recipes

    March 12, 2018 at 5:57 pm

    5 stars
    I have never made home-made corned beef before. But the idea of doing so in a crock pot surely would be a lot less intimidating!

    Reply
    • Hayley

      March 12, 2018 at 6:30 pm

      The crockpot makes it so simple. It only takes a couple minutes of hands on time!

      Reply
  3. Ginny

    March 12, 2018 at 7:41 pm

    5 stars
    There are going to be a lot of Irish people loving you this year. My mother did beautiful crusted corned beef too but not in the slow cooker. That makes it so much easier.

    Reply
    • Hayley

      March 12, 2018 at 7:52 pm

      Thank you so much Ginny! I’ve tried it other ways, but you just can’t beat how easy it is for how good it takes. If only I could quit my job and stand over my stove all day! That would be heaven!

      Reply
  4. Sues

    March 12, 2018 at 9:57 pm

    5 stars
    This might be the most gorgeous corned beef ever! It’s my husband ‘s favorite food ever, but we try to only have it one or two times a year, so as not to ruin the excitement ????

    Reply
    • Hayley

      March 12, 2018 at 10:04 pm

      Haha! Yes, my husband gets a little underwhelmed if I try to serve it twice in a month ????

      Reply
  5. Julie

    March 12, 2018 at 10:42 pm

    We are super excited to have a new recipe for St Patrick’s corned beef. It good stuff! Yum!

    Reply
    • Hayley

      March 13, 2018 at 8:21 am

      Definitely let me know how it goes if you decide to make this Julie! Glad I could help!

      Reply
  6. Brian Jones

    March 13, 2018 at 2:15 am

    5 stars
    I love the American association with Corned Beef and Ireland and in particular St Patricks day… It makes me smile and underlines how food can end up being associated with things for all sorts of reasons. Corned beef isn’t a particularly Irish recipe and certainly does not form part of any St Patricks Day rituals in Ireland. The association comes from American Irish Migrants who took Corned Beef on the ‘baat’ as it would last as it had been preserved. I think it is a lovely association and very particular to the American Irish!

    Anyway, enough of that nonsense, I love corned beef and eat and make it all year round… This version sounds absolutely delicious!

    Reply
    • Hayley

      March 13, 2018 at 8:20 am

      Brian, this comment made me smile! I figured that corned beef was about as Irish as our obsession with guzzling margarita’s on Cinco de Mayo. I love that little bit of history though! The mixing and integrating of cultures is such a beautiful, wonderful thing isn’t it? Have a lovely St. Patrick’s Day regardless of what meal you will be enjoying :).

      Reply
  7. Chloe

    March 13, 2018 at 3:36 pm

    This looks amazing, I am definitely going to try and cook it for myself!

    Reply
    • Hayley

      March 13, 2018 at 4:05 pm

      Be sure and let me know how it goes if you do Chloe!

      Reply
  8. Dawn Mansour

    August 10, 2018 at 8:09 am

    I am used to covering the corned beef with water so it doesn’t dry out. I would like your confirmation that only the 1/4C water and 2T cider vinegar are enough moisture. I’m making this for a party. Thank you!! Sounds delicious!

    Reply
    • Hayley

      August 15, 2018 at 11:19 am

      Hi Dawn! Sorry for the delayed response! That is the correct amount. The corned beef will release it’s own liquid while cooking so it won’t dry out. Let me know how it goes!

      Reply
      • Dawn M

        September 1, 2018 at 7:12 pm

        5 stars

        It was PHENOMENAL!! Tender and delicious just as you promised!! Thank you!

        Reply

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