Slow Cooked Corned Beef and Cabbage Stew
If you have never made corned beef and cabbage before, here is a super simple meal to create in your own home for your loved ones. A meal packed with nutrients, flavor and quite satiable. Most beef briskets come with a spice packet, but i always prefer making my own due to conventional chemicals and artificial flavorings. Normally I only make this dish around St.Patrick’s Day, but it’s darn delicious. A perfect meal for two or for a crowd. Below are the amazing benefits of cabbage.
Cabbage is a powerful brain food with an impressive array of health benefits. This simple item was praised by the pharaohs and has become a staple in most peoples clean diet all over the world. It is so versatile, satiable and an inexpensive produce item.
HEALTH BENEFITS OF CABBAGE:
– Cabbage helps to detoxify the body due to the vitamin C and sulfur by removing free radicals and uric acid from the body.
– It is rich in potassium which helps to regulate blood pressure by counteracting harmful effects of overexposure of sodium in the body.
– It helps to regulate blood sugar levels and aid in insulin production.
– Cabbage is a powerful anti-inflammatory which contains, betalains, which help to reduce joint pain and arthritis. With chronic diseases most people should look into anti-inflammatory type foods which are highly beneficial to symptoms in the body.
– It helps to promote brain health due to the richness in iodine to regulate the nervous system. It prevents and treats neurological disorders.
– Cabbage is rich in fiber which helps your digestive tract run more efficiently and it is the main health benefit for roughage. Eat more cabbage.
– Since this item is packed full of vitamins, minerals, fiber and nutrients while being low in calories which equals weight loss. Very satiable.
Cabbage is a wonderful remedy in treating constipation, stomach ulcers, headaches, skin disorders, heart disease, eye disorders, aging and Alzheimers. I hope you incorporate more cabbage into your clean eating diet for overall well being. I believe in the importance of good clean food in nourishing your mind, body and soul for overall well-being. Food is fuel. Food is medicine.
SHALL WE SCROLL DOWN TO THE RECIPE……………………………
SERVES: 6
INGREDIENTS:
2 onions, medium, wedges
2-3 garlic cloves, smashed and halved
1 package (2-3pounds) of corned beef brisket
3 cups beef broth, low sodium, organic
4-5 cups water, filtered
1/2 tsp mustard seeds, or mustard will do
2 bay leaves, or oregano
6 all spice berries
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp sea salt, to taste
1/2 tsp black pepper, to taste
6 carrots, organic, skin rubbed off and cut into 3-4 inches
3 celery stalks, cleaned and cut into the same
1/2 -1 pd potatoes, quartered, or preferred style
1 whole cabbage, remove first layers, sliced in half, cored and wedged
INSTRUCTIONS:
Place onions and garlic on the bottom of crock pot. Next, place the beef brisket over the items.
Add the beef broth and the water to the pot. Sprinkle in the spice mixture of mustard, bay leaves, all spice, salt, pepper, nutmeg and oregano.
Cover and allow to cook on low for 8-10 hours.
About 4 hours of cooking add in the the rest of veggies ( carrots, potatoes, celery); cover and cook.
One hour prior you may either add the cabbage into crock pot or transfer the mixture into a big pot with the added cabbage on medium and let cook for the remainder of the time.
When all set, use a ladle and pour into decorative bowls and serve immediately. Enjoy.
NUTRITIONAL CONTENT: calories 330; total fat 19.3g; cholesterol 95mg; potassium 634mg; total carbohydrates 16.3; dietary fiber 5.3g; sugars 6g; protein 23g and high iron, vitamin B12 and zinc. Very high in selenium and vitamin C.