Quick Corned Beef and Cabbage

Ingredients:
8 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 1/2 teaspoons pepper
1 head cabbage, quartered
8 red potatoes
8 (1/2-inch-thick) slices lean deli corned beef

Directions:
Combine water, salt, sugar, bay leaf, garlic and pepper in a 4-quart soup pot. Bring to a boil.

Reduce heat to medium.

Add cabbage and potatoes to pot; cook for 5 minutes.

Add sliced corned beef to pot. Cook for 15 minutes.

Remove cabbage, corned beef and potatoes.

Remove and discard bay leaf. Serve immediately.