New England Boiled Dinner, Slow Cooker

also called boiled dinner · corned beef and cabbage · Yankee boiled dinner · corned beef dinner · slow cooker boiled dinner · crockpot corned beef and cabbage

Also written for the plain way (1 to wash).

The table

Nothing is browned and nothing should be
4 lb(1.8 kg; rinsed, halved crosswise if it will not lie flat)corned beef brisketsimmer on low, 8 hradd the roots, 1 hradd the cabbage, 1 hrrest 15 min, carve across the grain
3 qt(2.8 L; to cover)water
2bay leaves
1 tspblack peppercorns
1 large(halved)yellow onion
2 lb(900 g; halved)Yukon Gold potatoes
6 medium(cut in 2-in lengths)carrots
1 medium(peeled and wedged)turnip
1 small(cut in 6 wedges through the core)green cabbage
1/4 cup(chopped)flat-leaf parsley
2 Tbsgrainy mustard
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What to lay out

Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.13 things to get out.

Pans and tools

Before anything else

2simmer on low, 8 hr

3add the roots, 1 hr

goes in with what step 2 made

4add the cabbage, 1 hr

goes in with what step 3 made

5rest 15 min, carve across the grain

goes in with what step 4 made

Cooking it

Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.

The clock

Start to finish
10 hr 15 min
Needs you
none of itthe rest you can walk away from
If you get it wrong
Narrow — cabbage in with the beef at hour zero is grey rags by hour ten, and it cannot be taken back out of the pot
What you'll wash
One thing — the slow cooker crock
Does it keep
3 days — the brisket keeps and the cabbage does not: grey and sulphurous by the next morning

  1. simmer on low, 8 hr

    8 hrwalk awayfrom the start

  2. add the roots, 1 hr

    1 hrwalk away8 hr in

  3. add the cabbage, 1 hr

    1 hrwalk away9 hr in

  4. rest 15 min, carve across the grain

    15 minwalk away10 hr in

You'll need slow cooker

See how it is written
>> title: New England Boiled Dinner, Slow Cooker
>> category: Stews & Braises
>> tags: beef, corned beef, cabbage, one-pot, dinner, slow cooker, crock pot
>> counters: The Slow Cooker
>> dish: new-england-boiled-dinner
>> kit: Slow Cooker
>> aka: boiled dinner, corned beef and cabbage, Yankee boiled dinner, corned beef dinner, slow cooker boiled dinner, crockpot corned beef and cabbage
>> servings: 6
>> time: 10 hr 15 min
>> slack: narrow — cabbage in with the beef at hour zero is grey rags by hour ten, and it cannot be taken back out of the pot
>> washing-up: the slow cooker crock
>> keeps: 3 days — the brisket keeps and the cabbage does not: grey and sulphurous by the next morning

Nothing is browned and nothing should be.

>> step: simmer on low, 8 hr
Slow cook @corned beef brisket{4%lb}(1.8 kg; rinsed, halved crosswise if it will not lie flat) in a #slow cooker{} on low for ~slow cook{8%hr} with @water{3%qt}(2.8 L; to cover), @bay leaves{2}, @black peppercorns{1%tsp}, @yellow onion{1%large}(halved).

>> step: add the roots, 1 hr
Add @Yukon Gold potatoes{2%lb}(900 g; halved), @carrots{6%medium}(cut in 2-in lengths), @turnip{1%medium}(peeled and wedged) to @&(~1)pot{}, pushed down into the liquid around the beef, for ~slow cook{60%min}.

>> step: add the cabbage, 1 hr
Add @green cabbage{1%small}(cut in 6 wedges through the core) to @&(~1)pot{} for ~slow cook{60%min}, until a knife goes through the stem and no longer.

>> step: rest 15 min, carve across the grain
Lift @&(~1)boiled dinner{} out with @flat-leaf parsley{1/4%cup}(chopped), @grainy mustard{2%Tbs}, and ~rest{15%min} before carving the brisket across the grain.