First Time Making Our Cormed Beef In An Instapot

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

For years I've made our annual corned beef in a large pot of boiling to simmering hot water. For the fun of it, a couple of years ago I tried it in a slow cooker... eh.

Lately I've seen reviews by people who love it in an Instapot so we tried that yesterday. It was the best ever! I added a little more water and put it on the wire rack. Aside from being perfect, it didn't come out so salty like it has been in recent years.

I fixed the carrots, small red potatoes and cabbage in the Dutch oven I got from QVC, which I love. K44714 I have this in the red, it's cast aluminum so it's not so heavy, and it's on clearance for under $38. I also have Le Creuset and Staub, but the QVC one is just easier to grab.

mousiegirl · ‎03-09-2010

@Noel7wrote:
For years I've made our annual corned beef in a large pot of boiling to simmering hot water. For the fun of it, a couple of years ago I tried it in a slow cooker... eh.

Lately I've seen reviews by people who love it in an Instapot so we tried that yesterday. It was the best ever! I added a little more water and put it on the wire rack. Aside from being perfect, it didn't come out so salty like it has been in recent years.

I fixed the carrots, small red potatoes and cabbage in the Dutch oven I got from QVC, which I love. K44714 I have this in the red, it's cast aluminum so it's not so heavy, and it's on clearance for under $38. I also have Le Creuset and Staub, but the QVC one is just easier to grab.

@Noel7 I have been using a slow cooker for several years now for corned beef, so much easier than the enormous pot.

dex · ‎03-09-2010

I bought my sons gf one for Christmas...it was the top of her list so nobody slam me!They love it.They even save all veg scraps and peels in bag in freezer to make their own veggie stock.

Nice to hear how well the corned beef turned out.I will let them know.What else do you cook in it that you love?

jackthebear · ‎03-11-2010

@Noel7wrote:
For years I've made our annual corned beef in a large pot of boiling to simmering hot water. For the fun of it, a couple of years ago I tried it in a slow cooker... eh.

Lately I've seen reviews by people who love it in an Instapot so we tried that yesterday. It was the best ever! I added a little more water and put it on the wire rack. Aside from being perfect, it didn't come out so salty like it has been in recent years.

I fixed the carrots, small red potatoes and cabbage in the Dutch oven I got from QVC, which I love. K44714 I have this in the red, it's cast aluminum so it's not so heavy, and it's on clearance for under $38. I also have Le Creuset and Staub, but the QVC one is just easier to grab.

Done it that way since I’ve had my instant pot

60 minuets from putting the meat in till done and much easier

toja · ‎01-08-2017

@Noel7 I was just wondering about doing that! If you wouldn't mind sharing - how long did you cook it, and also how much water did you use... did it cover the corned beef totaly?

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

@mousiegirlwrote:
@Noel7wrote:
For years I've made our annual corned beef in a large pot of boiling to simmering hot water. For the fun of it, a couple of years ago I tried it in a slow cooker... eh.

Lately I've seen reviews by people who love it in an Instapot so we tried that yesterday. It was the best ever! I added a little more water and put it on the wire rack. Aside from being perfect, it didn't come out so salty like it has been in recent years.

I fixed the carrots, small red potatoes and cabbage in the Dutch oven I got from QVC, which I love. K44714 I have this in the red, it's cast aluminum so it's not so heavy, and it's on clearance for under $38. I also have Le Creuset and Staub, but the QVC one is just easier to grab.
@Noel7wrote:
For years I've made our annual corned beef in a large pot of boiling to simmering hot water. For the fun of it, a couple of years ago I tried it in a slow cooker... eh.

Lately I've seen reviews by people who love it in an Instapot so we tried that yesterday. It was the best ever! I added a little more water and put it on the wire rack. Aside from being perfect, it didn't come out so salty like it has been in recent years.

I fixed the carrots, small red potatoes and cabbage in the Dutch oven I got from QVC, which I love. K44714 I have this in the red, it's cast aluminum so it's not so heavy, and it's on clearance for under $38. I also have Le Creuset and Staub, but the QVC one is just easier to grab.

@Noel7 I have been using a slow cooker for several years now for corned beef, so much easier than the enormous pot.

Hi @mousiegirl

Oh, it sure is much easier to use! I love a slow cooker. It may have been the one I used, or it may have been the beef, it came out tough.

How long do you cook yours for @mousiegirl !

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

@dexwrote:
I bought my sons gf one for Christmas...it was the top of her list so nobody slam me!They love it.They even save all veg scraps and peels in bag in freezer to make their own veggie stock.
Nice to hear how well the corned beef turned out.I will let them know.What else do you cook in it that you love?

Hi @dex

We got the new one after Christmas so we haven't done a lot, mostly meat that DH and DD love. We love the Bob Warden pressure cooker book and have used that.

We got one of the Amazon specials on ribs and did those in the pot, they were incredible. We rarely have ribs and those were a real treat. I like that we can saute` in it first.

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

@jackthebearwrote:
@Noel7wrote:
For years I've made our annual corned beef in a large pot of boiling to simmering hot water. For the fun of it, a couple of years ago I tried it in a slow cooker... eh.

Lately I've seen reviews by people who love it in an Instapot so we tried that yesterday. It was the best ever! I added a little more water and put it on the wire rack. Aside from being perfect, it didn't come out so salty like it has been in recent years.

I fixed the carrots, small red potatoes and cabbage in the Dutch oven I got from QVC, which I love. K44714 I have this in the red, it's cast aluminum so it's not so heavy, and it's on clearance for under $38. I also have Le Creuset and Staub, but the QVC one is just easier to grab.
Done it that way since I’ve had my instant pot
60 minuets from putting the meat in till done and much easier

Hello @jackthebear

It is so much easier! I used to cook it for a couple of hours and was always checking to make sure it wasn't boiling over or not having enough water in it.

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

@tojawrote:
@Noel7 I was just wondering about doing that! If you wouldn't mind sharing - how long did you cook it, and also how much water did you use... did it cover the corned beef totaly?

Hi @toja

We made it based on Bob Warden's directions. 2 to 3 pounds at 70 minutes, 4 to 5 pounds at 85 minutes. Ours was 3 1/2 pounds and we cooked it 70 minutes.

We put in on the rack in the Instapot and put in enough water to cover it just a bit and used the natural release for 15 minutes and opened it afterward.

SavvySecrest · ‎01-31-2011

I made ours in the crockpot with 1/2 c. white wine and water to cover the brisket. Added the seasoning packet that came with. After 3 hours on high, I added cabbage wedges. After 4 hours, I removed the brisket, coated it with dijon mustard and brown sugar and broiled it till browned. This was the BEST one yet!!