Spring Harvest Corned Beef (the tried recipe)

Ok - so after a little trial and tribulation - here is the good stuff - and let me tell you - it's yummy - you don't expect fennel and apples with corned beef - but seriously - mmm... mmm... if I do say so, myself.

Spring Harvest Corned Beef (The Recipe To Follow!!)

1.5 - 2 lbs corned beef (precooked)

1 LARGE or 2 smaller sweet potatoes, cut into 1 inch chunks

1 fennel bulb

3 small gala apples, cored and sliced, thickly

1 small head cabbage, cut into chunks

2 large palmfuls (approximately 2 Tbsp) Pickling spice

1 carton vegetable broth

2 cups apple juice

water to fill crock to 1 inch below rim

Layer everything in the crockpot in order of recipe ingredients - corned beef first ending with pouring all of the liquids over everything last. Cook on HIGH in your slow cooker for 4 hours. If at 3.5 hours it appears that your sweet potatoes are not getting tender enough, take the beef out of the cooker and set aside in a bowl covered with tin foil.

Serve with some lovely crusty bread.

Your meat will be fork tender and your veggies have that wonderful apple/fennel flavor - I think you'll truly enjoy this one.