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    Instant Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage

    Updated: May 10, 2025 · Published: Feb 18, 2018 by Olya · 41 Comments

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    Instant Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage will become your go to method to cook tender Beef for St. Patrick’s Day! Pressure cook the traditional corned beef in less time than you would cook it on the stove. This hearty Irish meal was designed to be pressure cooked!

    Instant Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage

    In this Instant Pot Corned Beef recipe you’ve got a huge chunk of tasty meat in the fraction of time! With all the Instant Pot friendly vegetables in one pot. I’m talking potatoes, cabbage and carrots! Talk about comfort food such as this fork tender and fall apart beef!

    If the pressure cooker was available to the Irish back in the day, it would be their preferred choice of making this signature dish! And without the use of a slow cooker. This braised corned beef is juicy, succulent tender and packed with flavor! So easy and delicious.

    The details

    • 70 minutes in the Instant Pot will produce a wonderful flavor and tender. Yet still firm in texture, which is ideal in my opinion. However, if you want corned beef to be even more tender, go up to 90 minutes, but not more than that.
    • Keep in mind that Instant Pot Corned Beef will shrink after pressure cooking! Therefore I suggest buying the largest available piece and squeezing it in. That’s what I did with my corned beef brisket.
    • It’s also important to keep the beef warm while vegetables are cooking. I suggest placing it on the plate, covering with foil and keeping warm in the 200 degree oven.
    • I cooked corned beef for 90 minutes. Next, I added vegetables for only 6 minutes. Once you finish corned beef, you will need to keep it warm until vegetables are done.
    Instant Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage in the instant pot

    Can I cook vegetables without removing the corned beef from the Instant Pot?

    If the size of your Instant Pot allows it, you can surely do it. Just make sure to not overload it. Simply add 1 additional cup of water to the pot in addition to the veggies.

    Can I cook frozen corned beef in the instant pot?

    If you bought frozen corned beef, add just a little bit of time. The rule of thumb is to cook frozen corned beef in the Instant Pot on manual high pressure for about 34 minutes a pound.

    For example, if you have 3 pound corned beef, cook it for 102 minutes. If it’s 4 pounds – 136 minutes.

    Can I use broth instead of water?

    Certainly, just make sure it’s sodium free or low sodium broth. Otherwise you will end up with way too much salt in all the ingredients. As a result it won’t taste good.

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    Corned Beef and Cabbage Instant Pot
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    Instant Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage

    Using Instant Pot as a Pressure Cooker for Corned Beef and Cabbage will become your go to method to cook Corned Beef. If the Instant Pot was available to the Irish back in the day, no doubt that would be their preferred choice of making this signature dish! 
    Prep Time10 minutes mins
    Cook Time1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
    Total Time1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Irish
    Keyword: corned beef, corned beef and cabbage, instant pot corned beef
    Servings: 6
    Author: Olya

    Ingredients

    • 4-5 cloves garlic
    • 4 cups water
    • 4 lb. corned beef brisket, (and spice packet)
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 2 lbs red potatoes
    • 1 lb baby carrots
    • 1 head green cabbage, quartered

    Instructions

    Preparing Corned Beef for the Instant Pot:

    • Remove Corned Beef Brisket from the package, reserve the spice packet and rinse the meat thoroughly. Place the brisket in the Instant Pot on the lift-out rack (if there is a fattier side, put that side facing down).
      Sprinkle the seasonings evenly on top of the brisket. Add whole garlic cloves on top of the meat. Pour in water around the edges of the Instant Pot, making sure to keep the spices on top of the brisket in place.

    Pressure Cooking Corned Beef Brisket:

    • Secure lid and move steam vent to “Sealing”
      Select “Manual” or “Pressure Cook” and set time to “01:30” (90 minutes), select “High Pressure”. 
    • The digital display will show “On”. One thing to keep in mind that since the Instant Pot is cold and we just added 4 cups of water to it and a huge chunk of cold meat, it will take a long time for it to come to pressure, about 15 minutes. So when it stands there doing seemingly nothing for the first 5 minutes – don’t panic – perfectly normal. After about 5-10 minutes, you will hear hissing and see steam coming out. Next the red pin will pop out and 2 minutes later you will hear one beep and “On” on the Digital Display will be replaced by the Countdown: “01:30”. Pressure cooking has began!
    • When done, use Quick Release Method to release pressure.
    • Remove corned beef brisket from the pot and discard garlic (or keep it if desired). Put the brisket onto a plate and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm. Keep the water inside the pot.

    Pressure Cooking Vegetables:

    • Make sure the rack is removed. Without discarding liquid, add salt, potatoes, carrots, and cabbage to the Instant Pot. Keep in mind that it’ll be packed, but will shrink after cooking.
    • Press “Pressure Cook” and set timer to 6 minutes. Because of so much stuff in the pot it will take a while (about 15 minutes) for the pressure to build up. Once you hear hissing and see steam coming out – you’re getting close. Next you’ll hear a beep and the countdown to 6 minutes will start.
    • Once done, perform a quick pressure release before removing vegetables. Remove vegetables with a slotted spoon or tongs.
    • While the veggies are in the pot, slice the corned beef brisket against the grain. Make sure you use a sharp knife.
    • Add the cabbage and veggies to the brisket dish and serve. Spoon the broth from the instant pot over the meat to keep it moist.
    Nutrition Facts
    Instant Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 771 Calories from Fat 405
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 45g69%
    Saturated Fat 14g88%
    Cholesterol 163mg54%
    Sodium 3996mg174%
    Potassium 2030mg58%
    Carbohydrates 40g13%
    Fiber 8g33%
    Sugar 10g11%
    Protein 49g98%
    Vitamin A 10585IU212%
    Vitamin C 152.6mg185%
    Calcium 130mg13%
    Iron 7.6mg42%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only. This information comes from online calculators. Although whatsinthepan.com attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.

    Notes

    Note: Can cabbage, potatoes and carrots be cooked without removing the corned beef from the Instant Pot? Yes, this can be done as long as the size of your Instant Pot allows it – just make sure to not overload it. And make sure to add 1 additional cup of water to the pot.
     
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    Comments

    1. Eva says

      April 22, 2021 at 10:43 am

      The 34 min/lb for the frozen roast was spot on. I had a 3.44 lb frozen corned beef roast, and set it at 117 min, and it was PERFECT! I cooked it in vegetable broth (highly recommend). Added the salt and veggies afterwards, as stated (basically followed recipe to the tee, substituting veggie broth, and instead of small, red potatoes, I cut some russets to match thre size). Great instructions. Thanks so much!

      Reply
      • Olya says

        April 22, 2021 at 11:15 am

        Thank you Eva for such a detailed review! And the tip about vegetable broth!

        Reply
    2. Gail says

      December 25, 2020 at 4:41 pm

      My corned beef tastes fine, but my vegetables had no flavor at all. I’ve added more seasoning and placed them back in the IP for a few minutes. Hopefully this will help!

      Reply
      • Olya says

        December 25, 2020 at 4:55 pm

        Probably the spice packet!

        Reply
    3. Cecile Kelly says

      October 13, 2020 at 11:43 am

      I love your recipe, I bought a large steamer basket for 6 or 8 q instant pots, I simply prep my veggies, put in steamer basket, when cored beef is done basket goes in for 6 min.. Works perfectly. I have also substituted Brussel Sprouts for the cabbage, sweeter taste. Yumm

      Reply
      • Olya says

        October 21, 2020 at 11:33 pm

        I’m so glad you made this, Cecile. I should try it with Brussels sprouts too!

        Reply
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