Instant Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage is the BEST way to make traditional corned beef with cabbage, potatoes, and carrots! The corned beef becomes perfectly tender and the vegetables are cooked until just tender for a delicious, easy meal.
If you are looking for more Instant Pot Beef Recipes, check out Instant Pot Beef Stew, Instant Pot Pot Roast, or Instant Pot Beef and Barley Soup.
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My mom’s birthday is the day before St. Patrick’s Day and she always makes Corned Beef and Cabbage for her birthday.
For a long time I didn’t know if was because we are Irish and Corned Beef and Cabbage is traditional for St. Patrick’s Day or because she loved it.
Turns out it is both reasons–she REALLY loves Corned Beef and Cabbage and was raised to believe this classic Irish dish is a MUST for St. Patty’s Day!
My gift to my mom this year is a FASTER version of her favorite dish–right in the pressure cooker.
Instant Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage
Corned beef is a brisket that has been brined and cured. It typically is sold with a pickling mixture that is designed to be added to the corned beef while cooking. That spice blend adds incredible flavor that Corned Beef is known for.
Traditionally corned beef is cooked with cabbage, red potatoes, and carrots for a one pot meal that is filled with the flavors from the corned beef. It is a soul-satisfying stick to your ribs, meat and potatoes kind of recipe that the Irish culture is known for.
I have taken all those same flavors and sped up the process significantly with the help of the Instant Pot. This recipe is still just as easy to make and in my opinion better tasting as the corned beef becomes incredibly tender thanks to the pressure cooking.
In fact this meal is so good, you will want to make it year round–not just on March 17th!
How To Make Corned Beef and Cabbage
Step One: Pressure Cook the Brisket
- Place onion slices into a 6 or 8 quart Instant Pot.
- Rinse corned beef and pat dry.
- Place brisket on top of the onion slices.
- Sprinkle brisket evenly with seasoning packet, garlic, and brown sugar.
- Pour in beer and beef broth.
- Select manual/pressure cook setting and adjust pressure to high. Set Cook time for 85 minutes.
Step Two: Pressure Cook the Vegetables
- Once cook time has elapsed on corned beef, let pressure release naturally for 15 minutes, then do a quick release of any remaining pressure.
- Remove brisket from the Instant Pot and place on serving platter. Cover with foil to keep warm.
- Remove onion with a slotted spoon and discard.
- Drain off all but 2 cups cooking liquid.
- Add in potatoes and carrots to cooking liquid.
- Top with cabbage.
- Cook for 5 minutes on high pressure.
- Let pressure release naturally for at least 5 minutes before doing a quick release of any remaining pressure.
Step Three: Serve Corned Beef and Cabbage
- Slice the brisket against the grain.
- Serve with potatoes, carrots, cabbage, and whole grain mustard for dipping.
No Seasoning Pack?
If your corned beef did not come with a seasoning mix, use 1-2 tablespoon pickling spices.
Gluten Free Corned Beef and Cabbage
If you want this to be a gluten free meal, check your corned beef label carefully to be sure the brisket and seasoning packet do not contain gluten. And use an additional 1 cup beef stock in place of the stout beer.
Notes on Easy Corned Beef and Cabbage
- This recipe only calls for 1 cup stout beer and most stout beers come in 14.9 ounce cans. I usually let my husband drink the remaining beer. If no one drinks beef, feel free to use the entire can in this recipe–the extra liquid will not hurt the overall product.
- Of course you can use additional beef stock in place of the beer.
- I drain off all but 2 cups of the cooking liquid to cook the carrots and potatoes, this step is NOT necessary. You can throw in the carrots, potatoes, and cabbage in all the cooking liquid, but your cabbage may become submerged in the liquid and get more wilted than if you were to drain off some of the excess liquid.
- I used small red potatoes, cut in half. If using baby red potatoes or new potatoes, leave whole. If using large red potatoes, cut into 1/4ths. You want each potato to be about 2 inches in diameter.
More Instant Pot Recipes
- Instant Pot Pork and Sauerkraut
- Instant Pot Pulled Pork
- Instant Pot Ribs
- Instant Pot Meatballs
- Instant Pot Honey Baked Ham
Instant Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage
Ingredients
- 3 pound corned beef brisket
- 1 Seasoning Packet or 2 tablespoons pickling spices
- 1 large onion sliced
- 5 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 cup stout beer such as Guinness
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 pound small red potatoes cut in half
- 1 pound baby carrots
- 1/2 head green cabbage cut into 2-inch wedges
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Rinse brisket with cold water and thoroughly pat dry.
- Place onion slices into a 6 or 8 quart Instant Pot. Place brisket on top of the onion mixture. Sprinkle with brown sugar, garlic, and pickling spices. Pour in beer and beef broth.
- Select manual/pressure cook setting on high pressure. Set cook time for 85 minutes.
- Once cook time has elapsed, let pressure release naturally for 15 minutes. Then do a quick release of any remaining pressure.
- Remove brisket from the Instant Pot and place on serving platter. Cover with foil to keep warm.
- Remove onions from pressure cooker using a slotted spoon. Drain off all but 2 cups cooking liquid in the Instant Pot.
- Stir in potatoes and carrots and top with cabbage. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Cook on high pressure for 5 minutes. Once cook time has elapsed, let pressure release naturally for 5 minutes then do a quick release of any remaining pressure.
- Thinly slice corned beef against the grain and serve with potatoes, carrots and cabbage.
TO MAKE PRESSURE COOKER CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE, YOU MAY NEED
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Easy and delicious ! Corned beef turned out tender and vegetables were not too soggy.
My new go to recipe for St. Patty’s day.
I am so glad you enjoyed! Thanks for taking the time to let me know Linda!
Sorry, forgot to rate it! This recipe’s a keeper.
I made this tonight and it was delicious! The meat was so tender and the vegetables were cooked perfectly. My husband said, “This meat is tender! Corned beef doesn’t usually turn out that way.” We devoured it. Thanks for such a great recipe! Love that instant pot!
I am SO happy to hear this Judy! It does make an incredibly tender Corned Beef 🙂
Looks great! I’m relatively new to cooking with an instant pot. My corned beef is about 2.5 lbs. Do I adjust the time? if so, how many minutes do you recommend.
Hi Tracie! I would cook for 80 minutes on high pressure. This is one cut of meat that is hard to overcook 🙂 Enjoy and Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
I can’t wait to try this! It looks amazing and the corned beef looks mouthwatering good. I almost licked the screen.
Making this on Sunday! I am so exited for try some yummy corned beef recipe that I can make in my pressure cooker !
Well thank you for making my favorite dish even better! I love it!
You bet 😊