I love making Corned Beef around St. Patrick’s Day, but this year when I went to Whole Foods, they no longer were selling their in-house corned beef. Only the dyed-pink meat was available. Gross.
So I picked up a 3lb grass-fed brisket and thought I’d just cure my own. But, that takes 5 days, and there was a big blizzard today. I wanted a nice comfort meal stat, so I just invented my own Instant Pot version of a classic New England boiled dinner or what I like to call, “Instant Pot Irish Dinner.” My speedy version of this dish is full of umami and the meat just melts in your mouth!
Instant Pot Irish Dinner
Author: Diana
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Serves: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 3lbs grass-fed brisket
- 1 tablespoon bacon fat or fat of your choice
- 1 onion, sliced thin
- ½ cup red wine
- 1 cup marinara sauce
- 1 cup broth (chicken or beef)
- 8 carrots, peeled and cut into 2 inch pieces
- 5 small yukon gold potatoes
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- ½ green cabbage, chopped into 2 inch pieces
- salt and pepper to taste
- parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Cut the brisket into four pieces and sprinkle with salt
- Set the instant pot to sauté and add the bacon fat or fat of choice
- Working in batches, brown the brisket on both sides, set aside
- Add the onion slices and sauté for a few minutes until soft
- Deglaze the pot with the wine, scraping up the browned bits
- Add the marinara sauce and stir well
- Place the brisket over the onion mixture
- Add the broth. carrots, potatoes, oregano and thyme
- Sprinkle a little more salt and a few twists of pepper over the dish
- Seal the Instant Pot, then set it to "manual" for 50 minutes
- When done, release the pressure
- Add the cabbage and set to "manual" for another 8 minutes
- Release the pressure again, and remove all the items to a tray
- Slice the brisket
- Salt and pepper to taste and garnish with chopped parsley
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3 thoughts on “Instant Pot Irish Dinner”
Made this for dinner tonight, and it was absolutely delicious. Thank you!
Can you use corned beef brisket instead of non cured brisket?
Definitely!