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Slow Cooker Guinness Corned Beef and Cabbage

by Sarah Olson on March 2, 2018 | Updated March 14, 2020 87 Comments

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corned beef with garlic, guinness beer, carrots and cabbage

This Slow Cooker Guinness Corned Beef and Cabbage has the classic corned beef flavor and made even better with beer!

corned beef with garlic, guinness beer, carrots and cabbage

It’s that time of year again! St. Patrick’s day is just weeks away and I have a wonderful recipe for you! As a blogger, my family gets to celebrate holidays early, so I can get recipes out to you before the holiday happens. This dinner turned out amazing!

I add Guinness beer and brown sugar to my usual corned beef recipe, this is the way I plan to cook corned beef from now on. The beer flavor is not strong after cooking all day, just a nice hint of beer flavor that blends well with the beef.

raw corned beef in a slow cooker

I decided to try adding the cabbage during the last 2 hours this time, it turned out perfect. In fact, I couldn’t stop eating just the cabbage. If you love cabbage try my cabbage, potatoes and kielbasa recipe.

corned beef in slow cooker with potatoes, carrots and cabbage, done cooking.
sliced corned beef on a cutting board

Though this meal is great as is, leftovers are great in a Rueben sandwich. None of the meat will go to waste, trust me.

sliced cooked corned beef on a teal plate.
corned beer, cabbage, carrots, and potatoes in slow cooker.

Slow Cooker Guinness Corned Beef and Cabbage

5 from 28 votes
Classic corned beef and cabbage but cooked with a bottle of Guinness beer and a touch of brown sugar!
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: guinness corned beef and cabbage
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours
Total Time: 8 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 597kcal
Author: Sarah Olson

Equipment Needed:

  • Slow Cooker- 6 quart or larger

Ingredients:

  • 2 1/2 lb. flat cut corned beef brisket
  • 1 seasoning packet from above roast
  • 12 oz. Guinness Beer (I use bottled extra stout)
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 8 Yukon gold potatoes
  • 4 carrots
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1/2 head cabbage, cut into slices
US Customary – Metric

Instructions:

  • Add the corned beef to the slow cooker.
  • Sprinkle over the seasoning packet that came with the roast. Sprinkle over the brown sugar. Add the potatoes, carrots, garlic and bay leaf on top of the roast. Pour over the beer.
  • Add the lid to the slow cooker. The total cooking time is 8 hours on low. You can choose when to add your cabbage. I put my cabbage in at the 6 hour mark and cooked for the remaining 2 hours, that’s how I like it. Some like to add it at the beginning, and some at the last 30 minutes.  
  • Serve by removing the veggies and removing the corned beef on to a cutting board. Cut the corned beef into slices and serve with the veggies.

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Recipe Notes:

Nutritional values are approximate. Please use your own calculations if you require a special diet.

Nutrition:

Calories: 597kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 102mg | Sodium: 2367mg | Potassium: 1768mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 6870IU | Vitamin C: 107.3mg | Calcium: 134mg | Iron: 11.1mg
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    Filed Under: Beef, St. Patrick's Day Tagged With: beef, beef roast, beer, cabbage, corned beef, Crock pot, crockpot, easy, guinness, roast, slow cooker

    Comments

    1. Janet says

      March 17, 2019 at 6:29 am

      Does anyone add onion?

      Reply
      • Anonymous says

        March 17, 2019 at 1:41 pm

        I do for extra flavor.

        Reply
    2. D says

      March 17, 2019 at 4:51 am

      It reading these comments my question is “Do any of these people actually READ the recipe?” i.e High or low, when to add the beer, flavor packet. It states it right in the recipe. READ PEOPLE.

      Reply
    3. Anonymous says

      March 16, 2019 at 12:36 pm

      5 stars
      Do you use red or grey corned beef? How many tablespoons or flavor packet?

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        March 16, 2019 at 1:25 pm

        It’s the red kind. And I used the entire flavor packet, it’s probably about 2 teaspoons.

        Reply
    4. Karen l says

      March 16, 2019 at 12:06 pm

      Does it end up with a beer taste?

      Reply
    5. Anonymous says

      March 10, 2019 at 3:39 pm

      What’s the coming time on high?

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        March 10, 2019 at 7:42 pm

        I would do 4 hours on high

        Reply
    6. Brian says

      March 17, 2018 at 10:26 pm

      Is a pie cut brisket ok?

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        March 18, 2018 at 8:32 am

        I’ve never seen that cut, is it cubed?

        Reply
    7. Robin says

      March 17, 2018 at 1:25 pm

      Is the slow cooker on high or low?

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        March 17, 2018 at 2:06 pm

        Low

        Reply
        • Kate says

          March 17, 2018 at 6:07 pm

          Do you add any water at all

          Reply
          • Sarah Olson says

            March 18, 2018 at 8:32 am

            no

            Reply
            • Anonymous says

              March 17, 2019 at 1:09 pm

              I am making it right now,I’m using red potatoes . do you think it will be the same? I’ve had it in the crock pot for for 3 hrs so far and the potatoes are still hard!!

            • Sarah Olson says

              March 17, 2019 at 7:05 pm

              Yes, they will be fine. Keep the lid on for best results.

    8. Ami Hogan says

      March 17, 2018 at 7:39 am

      Can’t find the Guinness beer. What other kind can I use?

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        March 17, 2018 at 7:43 am

        Any beer would be fine. As long as it’s not a flavored beer (like pumpkin)

        Reply
      • Gwen Davis Allen says

        March 17, 2018 at 9:03 am

        I used Dos Equis (dos ekkies) XX a Mexican Beer since I couldn’t find Guinness either.

        Reply
    9. Maggie D'Altilio says

      March 16, 2018 at 7:49 pm

      Can I use Bud Light?

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        March 16, 2018 at 8:52 pm

        That would work fine. That’s the beer I use in my other recipes and turns out great.

        Reply
    10. Certsys says

      March 16, 2018 at 12:06 pm

      5 stars
      Thanks for the video. Very helpful

      Reply
    11. Joyce says

      March 16, 2018 at 11:58 am

      Can you peel the potatoes or will they be to soft?

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        March 16, 2018 at 1:38 pm

        I think they may get too soft.

        Reply
    12. Sheryl B Jordan says

      March 16, 2018 at 9:55 am

      is the cooking time the same for a 4-5# corned beef brisket?

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        March 16, 2018 at 10:42 am

        Should be the same.

        Reply
    13. Beverly Ellis says

      March 14, 2018 at 7:54 pm

      5 stars
      That looks amazing! I just happen to have guinness, corned beef, AND a bag of yukon golds! I know what we’re having this weekend!

      Reply
    14. Angela Haudenschild says

      March 13, 2018 at 11:26 pm

      Is the corned beef premade that your buying or is it just a brisket?

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        March 14, 2018 at 7:09 am

        It’s labeled corned beef, so yes, premade.

        Reply
    15. Sue Davis says

      March 13, 2018 at 8:44 pm

      USE WATER!!! Thats what most use!

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        March 14, 2018 at 7:09 am

        You can use water, but beer adds flavor. 🙂

        Reply
        • Anonymous says

          March 12, 2020 at 12:03 pm

          5 stars
          Yes, the beer adds tons of flavor. The only way I make it!

          Reply
    16. Pam says

      March 11, 2018 at 3:09 pm

      Those who don’t buy alcohol—maybe sparkling cider and leave out the brown sugar?

      Reply
      • A Gash says

        March 12, 2018 at 8:39 pm

        That is my ?,what to use instead of beer?? That’s a heck of a lot of sodium.

        Reply
        • Beth says

          March 14, 2018 at 7:45 am

          I use beef broth and it always comes out good.

          Reply
        • Liz says

          March 14, 2018 at 6:04 pm

          The alcohol cooks off over 8 hours. No worries.

          Reply
        • Sheila says

          March 18, 2019 at 9:29 am

          There are also alcohol free beers on the market.

          Reply
    17. Freda says

      March 6, 2018 at 5:52 pm

      Here in Australia, we don’t get the seasoning pkt with the corned beef. What is a good substitute.

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        March 6, 2018 at 7:08 pm

        I’ve been looking online and haven’t found many recipes that are similar. This recipe I found is large, so I would just do a bit of each item. Mustard seeds seem to be the main ingredient in the packets I’ve seen. https://www.spice-mixes.com/corned-beef-spices.html

        Reply
      • Nancy Shenise says

        March 13, 2018 at 2:07 pm

        I add pickling spice as well.

        Reply
      • Gwen Davis Allen says

        March 17, 2018 at 8:58 am

        A corned beef seasoning packet contains a mixture of whole pickling spices such as allspice, coriander, mustard seed, pepper, cinnamon, bay leaf, cloves, ginger, dill seed and fennel seed. For an extra bit of taste, I like to add some minced garlic, and chopped onion.

        Reply
        • Nana says

          March 15, 2020 at 12:08 pm

          I put my spice pkt. content into a teaball and just drop it in …works great, and no loose spices to scrape off the meat & veggies!

          Reply
      • Anonymous says

        March 10, 2020 at 9:29 pm

        Use Pickling spices…

        Reply
    18. Christine Mercado says

      March 3, 2018 at 10:57 am

      what size meat for 4 quart slow cooker . what time for high setting

      Reply
    19. Marilyn says

      March 3, 2018 at 9:42 am

      What is the name of the seasoning packet to use? Thanks.

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        March 3, 2018 at 10:07 am

        It’s a standard packet that comes in with the corned beef.

        Reply
      • Mary says

        March 16, 2018 at 11:03 pm

        Picking spice

        Reply
    20. Linda says

      March 2, 2018 at 2:14 pm

      Assuming the beer goes in at the beginning?

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        March 2, 2018 at 3:20 pm

        Yes, thank you.

        Reply
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