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Instant Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage

Tender, flavorful corned beef brisket with cabbage, potatoes, and carrots — all pressure-cooked to perfection in one pot.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Servings: 6 plates
Course: Dinner, Main
Cuisine: Irish-American
Calories: 480
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Corned Beef
  • 3-4 lb corned beef brisket with spice packet
  • 4 cups beef broth or water
  • 1 onion quartered
  • 4 cloves garlic smashed
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tbsp pickling spice optional if no spice packet
Vegetables
  • 1 lb baby potatoes halved
  • 4 carrots cut into large chunks
  • 1 small head green cabbage cut into wedges

Equipment

  • Instant Pot
  • Tongs
  • Cutting board
  • Knife

Method
 

  1. Rinse and pat dry corned beef brisket.
  2. Place brisket in Instant Pot with spice packet, onion, garlic, bay leaves, and broth.
  3. Cook on High Pressure for 85 minutes. Natural release for 15 minutes, then quick release.
  4. Remove brisket to rest under foil.
  5. Add potatoes and carrots; cook 3 minutes on High Pressure, quick release.
  6. Add cabbage and cook 2 more minutes on High Pressure, quick release.
  7. Slice beef against the grain and serve with vegetables.

Notes

Rinse beef before cooking to reduce salt. Add beer to broth for deeper flavor.