This Slow Cooker Guinness Corned Beef and Cabbage has the classic corned beef flavor and made even better with beer!
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.
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.
Though this meal is great as is, leftovers are great in a Rueben sandwich. None of the meat will go to waste, trust me.
Slow Cooker Guinness Corned Beef and Cabbage
Equipment Needed:
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
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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Can you just use water and do you just add enough to cover the meat and vegtables
You can add 2 cups of water instead of beer. It doesn’t need to be completely covered.
Purpose of the brown sugar?
Cuts down on the saltiness
The most amazing corn beef I have ever had!!
I added a Bayleaf and caraway seeds. Wonderful recipe!
Anyway this could be made in a pressure cooker? Just curious…. looks delish
I don’t see why not.
So I have this in right now but it’s been on high for about 6 1/2 hours I got a 3 1/2 pounder I didn’t see the cook on low. Will I still take it out at 8 hours?
You’ll have to check on it. I bet it’s already done.
I am using this recipe today!! I cannot wait for dinner.
Trying this recipe today. Followed directions, no adjustments. I did rinse the meat before adding it to crock pot. I am excited to eat this.
Let me know how you like it!
Hi,
Do you cover the Corned beef with the cooking liquid, or just up to the fat cap?
TYIA!
Hi! I don’t pay attention I add the entire beer. 🙂
Haha! I’m with you on that…
I just put mine in the slow cooker, can’t wait for it to be done, first time doing it it in the slow cooker
What can be substituted for the guinness?
Any beer, or beef broth.
I used a fresh brisket and bought my own seasoning and with the Guinness it was the best corned beef I ever made!!
That way you can control your salt and sugar.
Ahh, I had some open red wine …, so I used the wine instead of the Guinness. I drank the Guinness. I think it will be fine.
Can you cook it on high for part of the time to cut total cook time??
Yes, that will work fine.
It’s called pickling spice you can get it at target but it usually comes with the corned beef inside the package.