This is not your traditional Corn Beef and Cabbage. With a smoked brisket, and roasted veggies, this recipe is a far cry from boiled dinner.

So right about St Patrick’s day most of us found ourselves suddenly in quarantine. No parades, no parties, no green beer (thankfully). And everyone ran off to the market to strip the shelves of toilet paper and canned goods. With this sudden turn of events, at my local grocery store heads of cabbage were suddenly $0.07/pound. And great news, cabbage lasts. Way better than any other leafy green. So I bought a bunch of cabbage. And I am sure most of you picked up a discount brisket or four. So here we are, a few weeks later, staring at corn beef and cabbage and not wanting to make it the same way for the 3rd time. So, don’t.

Smoked Corn Beef

This was an easy choice for me. I’m around the house all day, everyday. Perfect time to pull out the smoker and start an all day smoke.

🍖 Instructions

I kept things pretty simple here.

• Pat down the brisket to dry, and rub with your favorite spice blend (throw away the packet that came with it). I used a maple bourbon seasoning for everything in this recipe. About 1/4 cup to really rub down a 3 lb brisket.
• Using the smoker of your preference, smoke the Brisket at 275-300 degrees until it reaches an internal temperature of 200.
• If you are hanging it, check on it after a few hours (I put mine on a grate after about 4 hours just in case it wanted to break apart)

Roasted Cabbage

This is really all of the boiled dinner fixings, not just the cabbage.

🥕 Ingredients

• 2 lbs cabbage, chopped
• 3 potatoes, chopped
• 3 carrots, chopped
• 2 tbsp of oil (I used Ghee Oil, but Olive oil will work just as well)
• 2 tbsp seasoning (I used that Maple Bourbon again)
• 1 tbsp course salt

🔪 Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Chop your cabbage into long slices
3. Chop you potatoes into 1″ cubes
4. Chop your carrots into 1/4″ rounds
5. toss all veggies with oil, salt and seasoning
6. Arrange in a layer on a sheet pan
7. Bake for 30 minutes, or until carrots are tender

If you are looking for another thing to try with your corn beef and cabbage, this irish burger comes out amazing!

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