Slow Cooker Corned Beef Hash

🥘 Ingredients for Corned Beef Hash

The collection of ingredients is simple and can also be quite versatile. In the UK corned beef usually comes in a tin. For this recipe the tin size needed is 340g which is a standard tin normally found on the supermarket shelves. If you don't want to use tinned corned beef, you can pick a cheap cut of beef like braising steak and cube up. As they are cooked for a long period of time in the slow cooker, they become tender over time.

• Potatoes - I prefer to use small to medium potatoes which can either go in the slow cooker whole, or chopped in half. You can use bigger potatoes too but they may need to be cut into quarters. Potato variety such as Red Rooster, King Edwards or Maris Piper work well for this. You can also use New potatoes and pop them in whole.
• Carrots - Medium carrots with the skins on and the ends cut off are perfect.
• Celery - Prepare the celery by slicing into pieces around 1 inch long, cut off the end stalks.
• Corned Beef - A standard tin of corned beef from the shops is perfect for this. If you don't want to use tinned beef, you can use brisket, skirt or braising steak. All cheaper cuts of meat work for this due to the long and slow cook times.
• Cabbage - A head of a large cabbage is perfect. Standard green cabbage works well but you can use red cabbage also.
• Black pepper - Using pepper corns ground up, or a pinch of pre ground pepper will be fine. This is just used for seasoning and flavour.
• Water - Standard tap water will work, but for more flavour you can boil some up and mix in a stock cube.

Have a look at the recipe card towards the end of the post for details on how much of each ingredients are needed.

🔪 How to cook slow cooker corned beef hash

Gather the ingredients.

Peel the potatoes and cut them into ½-inch cubes.
Peel the carrots and slice them into ¼-inch sections.
Slice the celery into ½ inch sections.
Lightly butter a medium to large slow cooker, or spray it with non-stick cooking spray. A medium sized slow cooker is around 3.5 litres capacity.

Load the slow cooker

Get your slow cooker ready and place the potato in the bottom of the pot with carrots and celery.
Place corned beef on vegetables. Break it all up with a spatula or wooden spoon. If it doesn't fit comfortably in your slow cooker, cut it into 2 or 3 pieces. Slice the cabbage into 8 wedges. Place the wedges with the meat and add the pepper and water (or stock).

Cooking

Cover and cook on high for 1 hour.
Reduce the heat to low and continue to cook the Corned Beef and Cabbage on the low setting for 6 to 8 hours, or until the corned beef and vegetables are tender. Stir half way through cooking (around 3 hours in) just to make sure everything is mixed together nicely.

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♻️Varieties of Slow Cooker Corned Beef Hash

Money saver Version

This recipe can be reproduced without the specific ingredients. Vegetables can be swapped out for whatever you have available. The cut of meat can certainly be a tougher cheaper cut due to the length of time it will be cooked for.

I certainly recommend choosing a slow cooker for this recipe as it is a good investment to produce large meals.

Money 'spender' version

You can up the stakes (no pun intended!) by making a slow cooker silverside beef instead. This uses a better cut of meat and makes for a more succulent dish.

👪 Making a family meal

Family time is important so spending it all in the kitchen is no fun. This recipe allows a large family to enjoy a slow cooker meal while also spending time with each other.

This slow cooker corned beef and cabbage recipe is convenient and easy, and it's a complete meal. The corned beef brisket is cooked to perfection in the slow cooker, along with potatoes, carrots, and cabbage wedges, for a fabulous Sunday dinner or St. Patrick's Day feast.

Feel free to add some sliced parsnips to the vegetables, or add a small peeled and prepared frozen diced swede or a few cut-up turnips. Sliced onions or a handful of small boiling onions along with the celery are excellent additions as well.

Cooked corned beef makes for fabulous leftovers. Use cooked corned beef in homemade potato and beef hash, in casseroles, soups, and in egg dishes. Feel free to use a large brisket if you plan to use the leftovers in other recipes.