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Slow Cooker Corned Beef with Stout Beer

March 17, 2015 by Kristi 24 Comments

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This Slow Cooker Corned Beef with Stout Beer is cooked over slow heat for 6+ hours to bring you the juiciest, most flavorful corned beef your family will love!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone!

Slow Cooker Corned Beef with Stout Beer | Inspiration KitchenY’all, I have a confession to make.

I totally dropped the ball on prepping you this year for St. Patrick’s Day in the recipe department.  Here it is, St. Paddys Day and I’m finally giving a a Slow Cooker Corned Beef recipe.

Oh the shame.   Bad blogger!  Baaaaad blogger.

But, have you ever been so crazy busy that you can hardly keep up?

Slow Cooker Corned Beef with Stout Beer | Inspiration KitchenI think it’s in those times, we should find a nice park bench, grab a good book, and sit and read until the next week comes along.  Then, we’ll just pick it up again that week, catching it on the front side 🙂 and all will be well again.  Yes?  Are you with me?

Now, you know what kind of week it’s been!

And believe it or not, in all the craziness, my slow cooker has been working overtime.

You all know how fast, easy and convenient slow cooker cooking can be…, so one would think that I’ve had plenty of time to do other stuff, like get my blog posts done on time.  🙂  But, as we all know, not everything goes as one planned.

So today’s post is late and I’m bringing you a St. Patricks Day classic just in time.   Barely in time.

But, the good news is – if you have a Corned Beef roast at the ready for the big day, and a big stout beer, you’re 6 hours from slow cooker yummy goodness!

Slow Cooker Corned Beef with Stout Beer | Inspiration KitchenThis Slow Cooker Corned Beef recipe is so easy, it’s one of our go-to favorites come St. Paddys Day.

You can use any stout beer that you want.  In the past, I’ve primarily used Guinness, but this time I used Troll Porter from Hale’s Ales Brewery here in Seattle.

What I will tell you is – the one thing that never disappoints is how incredibly moist and tender the corned beef is!

Slow Cooker Corned Beef with Stout Beer | Inspiration KitchenNow, here’s one thing I do want to share {please read the warning}, I also threw an onion, garlic and a head of cabbage in the crock pot with the Corned Beef.  Personally, I don’t recommend adding the cabbage, because the beer imparts a unique flavor to it.  It wasn’t a bad flavor, but it wasn’t great either – and I only like to bring you totally awesome recipes.

The Corned Beef however turned out beautifully!  The meat was fork-tender and had a great slightly sweet flavor that was moist with every bite!

Slow Cooker Corned Beef with Stout Beer | Inspiration KitchenWhen I do this recipe again, I’ll will saute the cabbage in a separate pan – because we *love* the taste of cabbage.  And, I don’t want that cabbage flavor to be masked by beer – no matter how good the brew is!

Enjoy!

Slow Cooker Corned Beef with Stout Beer | Inspiration Kitchen
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Slow Cooker Corned Beef

This Slow Cooker Corned Beef with Stout Beer is cooked over slow heat for 6+ hours to bring you the juiciest, most flavorful corned beef your family will love!
Course: Main
Author: Kristi

Ingredients

  • 2 and 1/2 pounds corned beef brisket with seasoning
  • 1 pint Porter Ale beer
  • 1 large onion coarsely chopped
  • 5 cloves garlic coarsely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
  • 3 bay leaves

Instructions

  • Place corned beef brisket into a slow cooker and cover with 1 pint Porter Ale beer. Add onion, garlic cloves, black peppercorns and bay leaves. Turn crock pot on high and cook on high for 4 hours. Turn crock pot down to low setting and cook an additional 2 hours.
  • Remove from slow cooker, remove bay leaves and serve.

Slow Cooker Corned Beef with Stout Beer

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Comments

  1. Julia says

    March 17, 2015 at 6:57 am

    This is perfect for the holiday. Love that you do it in the slow cooker!

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    • Kristi says

      March 17, 2015 at 5:28 pm

      Thanks Julia! It’s so easy that way and you’re guaranteed tender, juicy meat! Have a great St. Patrick’s Day!

      Reply
  2. marcie says

    March 17, 2015 at 3:39 pm

    You’re not a bad blogger, just a busy one! And the important thing is that you did get us this recipe. Apparently you and I had slow cooking our corned beef briskets in beer on the brain, didn’t we? It was a first for me, and I loved it. Pinning, and Happy St. Patty’s Day!

    Reply
    • Kristi says

      March 17, 2015 at 5:29 pm

      Marcie, great minds think alike, and since you are like my sister, I’m not surprised we’re on the same wavelength! I am so far behind, I’m just going to catch everyone on the next lap around! Haha!

      Reply
  3. Marissa | Pinch and Swirl says

    March 17, 2015 at 3:53 pm

    What a great idea to cook corned beef in the slow cooker. Looking at those slices, I want to scoop up a couple and go make a sandwich or some hash. Yum!

    Reply
    • Kristi says

      March 17, 2015 at 5:30 pm

      OMGosh Marissa – you totally made my mouth water with the hash comment – I love hash! Thanks for the great idea! xoxo

      Reply
  4. Christin@SpicySouthernKitchen says

    March 17, 2015 at 4:14 pm

    I totally have to try cooking corned beef in my crock pot! It looks so good! Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

    Reply
    • Kristi says

      March 17, 2015 at 5:30 pm

      Yes, you do Christin – it’s so easy and you’ll love the flavor! Have a great Saint Patrick’s Day!

      Reply
  5. Jess @ Flying on Jess Fuel says

    March 17, 2015 at 9:08 pm

    Happy St. Patty’s Day!! Beer and corned beer are all you really need… so why not combine them!! This looks awesome. Hope you ate something green today. 🙂

    Reply
    • Kristi says

      March 18, 2015 at 5:55 am

      Thank you Jess! I totally forgot to wear green yesterday – can you believe it?! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Kelly says

    March 18, 2015 at 1:50 am

    Hope you had a great St. Patrick’s Day, Kristi! This looks perfect and I love that you made it in the slow cooker! You are totally not a bad blogger. I didn’t make anything at all this year since it’s been one of those crazy weeks so I am loving everything that can be made in the slow cooker! So delish!

    Reply
    • Kristi says

      March 18, 2015 at 5:57 am

      Kelly your recipes are always so amazing, you don’t need to follow trends! 🙂 I hope you had a great St. Patrick’s Day too! xoxo

      Reply
  7. Lily Lau says

    March 18, 2015 at 2:49 pm

    Wish your St. Paddy’s Day was nice 🙂 At least as nice as your beef recipe, wow!

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    • Kristi says

      March 18, 2015 at 6:24 pm

      Thank you Lily! I hope you had an amazing St. Patrick’s Day too!

      Reply
  8. Jean | DelightfulRepast.com says

    March 19, 2015 at 2:04 pm

    Kristi, it’s been far too long since I cooked corned beef. Must try it this way. I only recently got a slow cooker and I’ve been cooking all kinds of crazy stuff in it. Like you, we love the taste of cabbage and would not want to mess it up with the beer!

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    • Kristi says

      March 20, 2015 at 4:45 am

      YES! Don’t mess it up with the beer – cabbage is way too good to take on other flavors! I hope you love the corned beef! Congrats on the slow cooker – I adore mine, and it’s so easy!

      Reply
  9. Ashley says

    March 19, 2015 at 3:13 pm

    I hope you had a great St Patty’s Day!!!!

    haha well, you did better than I did – I didn’t even come up with ANY St Patty’s Day recipes this year! Ah well, there’s always next time 🙂 This sounds wonderful! My husband keeps asking me to make corned beef and I always just ignore him – I should probably change that!

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    • Kristi says

      March 20, 2015 at 4:46 am

      Hahaha! I love that – ignoring the husband! The only thing I can say about this is – it’s really moist and flavorful, and so easy because it’s done in a slow cooker! You should definitely try it Ashley. Now, I need to get onto thinking of some Easter recipes! Yikes time flies! xoxo

      Reply
  10. Juliana says

    March 19, 2015 at 8:20 pm

    Kristi, awesome idea cooking the corned beed on the slow cooker…the meat sure looks delicious with the beer.
    Hope you are enjoying your week 🙂

    Reply
    • Kristi says

      March 20, 2015 at 4:47 am

      Thank you Juliana! It is ssssoooo moist – you’ll love it! And who doesn’t love slow cooker cooking? 🙂 Have a beautiful weekend!

      Reply
  11. Judy says

    March 9, 2017 at 3:22 pm

    Hi Kristi, how did you cook the cabbage, potatoes and carrots separately?

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    • Kristi says

      March 11, 2017 at 6:47 am

      Hi Judy! In this recipe, I put the cabbage, etc in towards the end. However, next time, I will saute the cabbage, potatoes and carrots in a separate pan so they don’t absorb the beer flavor. It’s great with the corned beef, but with the vegetables, the beer overpowers it. I hope that helps!

      Reply

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