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Corned Beef and Cabbage – Jamaican Style

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This quick and easy Corned Beef & Cabbage Recipe, Jamaican style, is our go-to recipe for busy weeknights. It’s a flavorful and quick traditional recipe.

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Corned Beef and Cabbage recipe, just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. When I think of St. Patrick’s day, I think of the color green, the movie Leprechaun in the Hood (great movie by the way), beer, and Corned Beef and Cabbage. Growing up in a Jamaican household meant this was a dinner option quite often and I loved it. Still love it. So when anyone talks about corned beef and cabbage, all I can think of is the Jamaican version, also sometimes referred to as “bully beef.”

So what makes Jamaican Corned Beef and Cabbage different? Canned meat of course! Meat in a can? Yes, I know it sounds utterly disgusting but seriously, this meat in a can is amazing.

First, Mise en place! Love that word. Get all your ingredients ready for cooking, because this is a quick recipe. Shred half a medium sized cabbage into medium sized shreds, chop 1 green pepper, chop 1 medium sized onion, mince 2 cloves garlic, and chop 2 roma tomatoes.

Next, you will heat 1 TBSP olive oil over medium-high heat in a skillet. I did this in a “Dutch pot.” OMG, how cool is it that I own a Dutch Pot! I got this from my dear mother and I barley use it so I get excited every time I whip it out.

dutch oven pot on stove

Look, how cool 🙂

Once your oil is heated, sauté green peppers and onions for about 3 minutes, or until softened.

green bell pepper and onions in dutch pot with wooden spatula sticking out

Next, add garlic and stir for about a minute more. Next, add your shredded cabbage to the skillet (or Dutch pot) and continuously stir for about 3 minutes, allowing the cabbage to soften but not get too mushy. Add your roma tomatoes and 2 springs of thyme. Then the fun part, adding your corned beef.

close up photo of canned corned beef

I use this brand. I have tried other brands but this is my all time favorite. Also, I should note that opening corned beef is an interesting adventure. Seriously, there is this weird key on the side that you turn to get it open. It has directions but it took me a while to get it right.

Once you add your corned beef, you will need to break it up in the pot and stir it with the other ingredients.

dutch pot with corn beef on top of cabbage and peppers
cabbage and corned beef mixed up in pot

Looks delicious, right! Well, you’re not done. Add 1 TBSP ketchup (Yup, ketchup on corned beef) and stir. An optional, but yet strongly recommended ingredient, is “hot peppa” sauce, also known as scotch bonnet sauce. It’s a sauce made from scotch bonnet peppers which I have a difficult time finding in my city, so the sauce will have to do. I can find this sauce in any international supermarket. Just know, it’s delicious but spicy. I added only 1/2 tsp to this dish to keep it kid friendly. Reduce heat to medium and let this cook for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the corned beef is heated through. Season with salt & pepper to taste, but go easy on the salt, corned beef already has a good amount of salt.

bottle of scotch bonnet pepper in front of microwave

*hot peppa sauce. spicy!!!

And there you have it, corned beef and cabbage, Jamaican style! I like to serve mine over plain white rice or put it on bread to make a samich. Yums!

Looking for more Jamaican Recipes? Try these out…

corned beef and cabbage on the side
corned beef and cabbage on the side
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Corned Beef and Cabbage – Jamaican Style

This quick and easy Corned Beef & Cabbage Recipe, Jamaican style, is our go to recipe for busy weeknights. It’s a flavorful and quick traditional recipe.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Caribbean
Keyword jamaican corned beef and cabbage, jamaican style corned beef and cabbage
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 89kcal
Author Tanya

Ingredients

  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 medium sized cabbage shredded
  • 1 green pepper chopped
  • 1 yellow onion chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 12 oz tin of corned beef
  • 2 Roma tomatoes chopped
  • 2 sprigs of fresh thyme
  • 1 Tablespoon ketchup
  • 1/2 – 1 teaspoon scotch bonnet pepper sauce optional
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Heat 1 TBSP of olive oil in a skillet or dutch pot over medium high heat. Add onion and green pepper and sauté for about 3-5 minutes.
  • Add garlic and stir for about 1 minute.
  • Add shredded cabbage and stir. Cook for about about 3-5 minutes, stirring often until softened.
  • Add corned beef, roma tomatoes, thyme and stir. Add ketchup and scotch bonnet pepper sauce and stir. Reduce heat and cook on medium for about 3-5 minutes., until the corned beef is heated through.
  • Serve with white rice, bread, or on its own.

Nutrition

Calories: 89kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 105mg | Potassium: 382mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 526IU | Vitamin C: 74mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 1mg
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Shelley n

Monday 25th of December 2023

is a dutch pot the same as a dutch oven?

Tanya

Tuesday 26th of December 2023

Yes it is.

Candi

Thursday 29th of December 2022

My husband and I loved the Corned Beef and Cabbage! Thank you so much. Can't wait to try some of your other recipes.

Tanya

Friday 30th of December 2022

Thanks Candi! This is one of our faves. So happy you liked the recipe.

jean

Friday 12th of March 2021

the chicken stew andcorned beef and cabbage sound great.have to look into other interesting recipes. you always seem to deiver good things thank you

Sonya L CALDWELL

Friday 6th of November 2020

You are the real deal Sis...so glad I found you...stay safe and healthy and I will be following your Forking Life.❤

Lee

Friday 22nd of June 2018

Love the recipe you post.

Tanya

Wednesday 27th of June 2018

Thanks so much Lee :)