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Close up view of a fork piercing a piece of corned beef on a plate with cabbage, potatoes, onions, carrots, and onions.
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Slow Cooker Guinness Corned Beef and Cabbage

Corned beef brisket, cabbage, carrots, potatoes, and onions are slow cooked to perfection with Guinness stout in your crock pot!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 9 hours
Total Time 9 hours 10 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 3 to 3 ½ pounds corned beef brisket flat cut or point cut, with spice packet
  • 1 large yellow onion sliced into ½-inch rounds
  • 3 cups beef broth low sodium
  • 1 cup Guinness stout
  • ¾ teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 4 large cloves of garlic smashed and peeled
  • 1 ½ pounds small baby red potatoes sliced in half
  • 1 pound baby carrots
  • ½ head cabbage cored and sliced into about 2-inch wedges

Instructions

  • Arrange the sliced onion in the bottom of your slow cooker insert (with at least a 6-quart capacity).
  • Rinse the brisket and pat it dry with paper towels. Place the brisket (fat side up) over the sliced onions.
  • Pour in the beef broth and Guinness.
  • Sprinkle the brisket with the spice packet and black pepper. Add bay leaves and garlic cloves.
  • Cover and cook on low heat for 4 hours.
  • Add potatoes and carrots and cook for an additional 3 ½ hours.
  • Add cabbage and cook for an additional 1 to 1 ½ hours, or until desired tenderness of cabbage.
  • Use a large slotted spoon to carefully remove vegetables from your slow cooker and transfer to a large platter or bowl.
  • Carefully remove the brisket and transfer to a cutting board. Allow to rest for 10 minutes before slicing against the grain.

Notes

  • Guinness stout can be substituted with extra beef broth.
  • If no spice pack is included with your brisket, use 1 tablespoon of pickling spice.