Slow Cooker Guinness Corned Beef and Veggies

Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 360 min
Servings: 16
Yield: 16 servings

Description

This slow cooker corned beef brisket is coated in brown sugar and cooked with Guinness, red and sweet potatoes, and cabbage for a warm winter meal.

Ingredients

1 1/2 (12 fluid ounce) cans or bottles Irish stout beer (such as Guinness®), divided
1 (4 pound) corned beef brisket
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
3 sweet potatoes, cut into chunks
1 head cabbage, cored and coarsely chopped
2 large sweet onions, chopped
6 large carrots, chopped
3 red potatoes, cut into chunks

Directions

1 Pour 1 bottle Irish stout beer into a slow cooker.
2 Rinse corned beef brisket and pat dry. Rub with brown sugar, including the bottom, and gently place brisket into the slow cooker with the stout beer.
3 Arrange sweet potatoes, cabbage, onion, carrots, and red potatoes on and around the brisket in the slow cooker.
4 Pour remaining 1/2 bottle Irish stout beer on and around brisket and vegetables to moisten the brown sugar.
5 Cover the cooker and cook on Low until corned beef is tender, 6 to 8 hours. Allow brisket to stand 5 minutes before slicing.
6 Serve hot and enjoy!