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" I&amp;#039;ve never done the whole corned beef and cabbage thing for St. Patrick&amp;#039;s Day, and now I don&amp;#039;t understand why. Sure, corned beef is not necessarily an Irish thing (apparently it&amp;#039;s Irish-American), but it&amp;#039;s so easy and my corned beef was awesome, tender and perfectly flavorful (kind of spicy, with peppercorns and mustard seeds). You can make this in the slow cooker, but I followed the directions on the package, with a few modifications, and simmered it on the stovetop for 4 hours.  The corned beef I purchased was about 4 pounds, vacuum-packed with a marinade that included loads of peppercorns, coriander and mustard seeds. I put the beef and marinade in a Dutch oven, then poured in a bottle of pale ale. I covered the roast with water, then brought everything to boil. I lowered it to a simmer, then simmered for 4 hours, fiddling with the heat level to keep it at a bare simmer throughout. For the last 30 minutes, I added quartered red potatoes, and for the last 15 minutes I added 1/2 a head of green cabbage. I had quartered the cabbage-head half, leaving the stem so that the quarter would stay intact. Served the beef, potatoes and cabbage with a bit of prepared horseradish mixed with mayonnaise. As I mentioned, the corned beef was great, and we&amp;#039;re really loving the leftovers, too. The potatoes were perfectly seasoned and on the soft side, which my kids liked. The cabbage, however, had absorbed more of the spicy liquid and I found it kind of hard to eat; it burned my tongue. I don&amp;#039;t necessarily think this will be a problem with all corned beef, especially because I suspect the enclosed seasonings will be different, but I might cook the cabbage separate next time (shredded and sauteed with some butter, perhaps?). I am going to pick up another corned beef and put it in the freezer, though, so we can have this again. Get ready for St. Patrick&amp;#039;s Day with these (last year I made colcannon): 10 St. Patrick&amp;#039;s Day Recipes "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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