First, drain brine, rinse brisket under cool water, and put it in Crock-Pot.
Add garlic, pepper, and enough fresh water to just cover meat. (Do not use the brine ... it will be too salty!)
Turn the Crock-Pot on low and cook for 8 hours.
About half an hour before beef is done, chop cabbage, onion, garlic, and carrots.
Saute onions, carrots, and garlic in butter or ghee in large skillet until somewhat soft.
Add cabbage and spices and cook until soft. Add a little corned beef water from the crockpot if it starts to get dry.
Serve the corned beef over the cabbage and veggies.
For the Instant Pot
First, drain brine, rinse brisket under cool water, and put it in the Instant Pot.
Add garlic, pepper, and enough fresh water to just cover meat. (Do not use the brine ... it will be too salty!)
Put the lid on the pot and cook at high pressure for 80 minutes with a 20 minute natural pressure release.
While the meat is cooking, chop the vegetables into large pieces.
When the 20 minutes is up, release the remaining pressure and remove the meat, keeping it covered to keep warm.
Add the vegetables and the remaining ingredients listed for the sides, omitting the butter, and cook at high pressure for 3-4 minutes, releasing the pressure manually when done. You can also cook the vegetables in a skillet with butter instead as detailed above in the Crock-Pot method.
Serve the corned beef over the veggies and enjoy!
For Oven Roasted
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Drain the brine, rinse brisket under cool water, and put it on a rack in a roasting pan.
Add about an inch of water to the roasting pan, cover the meat, and place in the preheated oven on the top shelf.
Roast for 2 hours.
While the meat is cooking, chop the vegetables into large pieces and place them on a baking sheet.
Drizzle the vegetables with melted butter or olive oil, sprinkle them with the spices, and place them in the oven with the meat on the bottom shelf.
After half an hour, uncover the meat.
Cook the meat and vegetables an additional half hour or until everything is tender.