What Beer Can I Use to Cook Corned Beef in Place of Guinness
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An easy stovetop method and a rich cooking liquid create this delicious Guinness Corned Beef served with cabbage, carrots, and potatoes.
This recipe was originally published here on Valerie's Kitchen way back in March of 2012. My how time flies! It remains one of my favorite corned beef recipes so I've refreshed the post with new photos and I'm bringing it to the front just in time for St. Patrick's Day 2017.
Many years ago I discovered the method of cooking corned beef in Guinness and I've never looked back. I've tweaked the recipe over time and this is my tried and true version.
Ingredients
A couple of ingredient notes. Shenson does a nice brisket and I found mine this year at Costco. Be sure to choose one that comes with a spice packet. For the beer, I like to use this Guinness Stout. It's a bold, dark stout that adds such fabulous flavor to both the brisket and the veggies.
Instructions
Give your brisket a rinse under cool water and pat it dry with paper towels. Place it in a large Dutch oven and coat both sides with brown sugar, leaving it fat side up.
In goes the good stuff.
Pour the Guinness around the brisket.
Add enough low-sodium beef broth to the Guinness so that the brisket is nearly immersed but the top is just visible above the liquid. Sprinkle the spice packet that came with your corned beef over the top of the brisket. Place pot over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover the pot, and simmer for 3 hours.
Once the corned beef has reached a nice, tender state it is removed to a cutting board and covered with foil while the veggies and cabbage take a turn in the now extremely flavorful cooking liquid. See the printable recipe below for all of the detailed instructions.
I like to toss the cooked cabbage and fork-tender veggies with a little butter and a touch of salt before serving.
Drizzle it all with some of that fabulous cooking liquid and it is ready to serve.
And, don't forget to crack open those remaining bottles of Guinness. This meal is always a fabulously tasty way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day!
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Guinness Corned Beef
Guinness and beef broth cook down into a rich cooking liquid for corned beef, cabbage, carrots, and potatoes. This flavorful Guinness Corned Beef cooks all in one pot, is incredibly easy to prepare, and guaranteed to please.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Irish
Keyword: Guinness Corned Beef
- 3 ½ to 4 pound corned beef brisket with spice packet included
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 11.2 ounces Guinness Stout beer
- 4 cups low-sodium beef broth, divided
- 1 head green cabbage
- 6 carrots, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
- 1 ½ pounds mini red potatoes
- butter
- salt and pepper, to taste
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Remove the corned beef and spice packet from packaging and set the spice packet aside. Give the corned beef a good rinse under cool water and place it, fat side down, in a large Dutch oven. Coat the top with half of the brown sugar. Flip the brisket over and coat the fatty side with the remaining brown sugar. Pour the Guinness around the meat adding just enough beef broth until the brisket is almost completely immersed. The fatty top of the brisket will be visible above the liquid. Reserve any remaining broth for later. Sprinkle the contents of the spice packet over the brisket.
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Place the Dutch oven over HIGH heat and bring to a boil. Reduce to LOW, cover the pot, and simmer for 3 hours.
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Remove the cooked brisket to a cutting board and cover with foil. Add the carrots and potatoes to the cooking liquid in the Dutch oven, adding enough remaining beef broth so that vegetables are almost covered. Increase the heat to HIGH to bring to a boil. Reduce heat to MEDIUM-LOW, cover the pot and simmer until the vegetables are fork tender, about 25 minutes.
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Meanwhile, cut the cabbage into 5 or 6 sections. Transfer the cooked vegetables to a serving dish and place the sections of cabbage into the cooking liquid. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for about 5 minutes or until the cabbage has softened. Transfer the cabbage to a serving dish. Dot the vegetables and cabbage with a little butter and season with salt, to taste.
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Slice off the fatty layer from the corned beef and slice into 1-inch slices. Serve with cabbage, carrots, and potatoes with butter, salt, and pepper on the side.
Calories: 764 kcal · Carbohydrates: 52 g · Protein: 46 g · Fat: 40 g · Saturated Fat: 13 g · Cholesterol: 143 mg · Sodium: 3608 mg · Potassium: 2099 mg · Fiber: 7 g · Sugar: 27 g · Vitamin A: 10339 IU · Vitamin C: 140 mg · Calcium: 126 mg · Iron: 6 mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated using generic ingredients, and is an estimate not a guarantee. For more accurate results, please refer to the labels on your ingredients at home.
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