Crock Pot Corned Beef & Cabbage

Hearty stick to your ribs cooking. Great for St. Pat's Day or New Years. Has a nice sauce or serve with lots of grated horseradish.

• Ready In: 10 hrs 45 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 4  red potatoes, chopped into chunks
• 4  carrots, chopped into chunks
• 1  onion, cut into wedges
• 2 -2 1⁄2 lbs corned beef brisket (with seasoning packet)
• 12  ounces beer (non-alcoholic beer such as O'Doul's is ok)
• 1  small cabbage, cut into wedges
• 1⁄4 cup applesauce
• 2  tablespoons Dijon mustard

Directions

1. Place the potatoes, carrots, and onions in the bottom of the crock pot.
2. Top with the brisket and sprinkle meat with the seasoning packet.
3. Pour beer over meat, and if necessary, add water until meat is just barely covered.
4. Cook on low 10-12 hours.
5. Remove meat from crock pot; set aside and keep warm.
6. Place cabbage in crock pot; cook on high for 30-35 minutes or until cabbage is cooked to your liking.
7. Mix together applesauce and mustard, and use as a sauce for the meat, if desired (prepared horseradish goes well also).
8. Slice meat thinly across the grain and serve hot with cooked vegetables.