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Guinness Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe (with Guinness Gravy)

This corned beef recipe is slow cooked in Guinness until fall-apart tender, served over mashed potatoes with gravy and caramelized cabbage on the side.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
5 hrs
Total Time
5 hrs 20 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 885 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 bell pepper chopped
  • 2 habanero peppers chopped (optional, for a spicy version)
  • 1 stalk celery chopped
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic chopped
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 pound corned beef brisket
  • 2 bottles Guinness beer enough to almost cover the beef
  • 3-4 tablespoons spicy mustard I used our Homemade Habanero-Horseradish Mustard
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 2 pounds prepared mashed potatoes for serving - use your favorite recipe
FOR THE CARAMELIZED CABBAGE
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • ½ head medium sized cabbage shredded
  • 1 white onion chopped
  • 2 Jalapeno peppers chopped into rings
  • ¼ cup white wine
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • Water as needed
  • ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
  • Lemon for serving

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 C).
  2. Rinse the corned beef thoroughly. It will be pretty darned salty. You can discard the seasoning packet it comes with. Not needed for this recipe. Pat it dry and set aside.
  3. Heat the olive oil in a Dutch Oven or a wide-large pot to medium heat.
  4. Add peppers, celery and onion. Cook 5 minutes to soften.
  5. Add garlic and cook another minute.
  6. Whisk together the Guinness with the mustard and honey.
  7. Add corned beef to the Dutch Oven along with the beer mixture. Bring to a quick boil then reduce heat to simmer 5 minutes. Cover and transfer to the oven.
  8. Cook for 4 hours, flipping the corned beef once about half way through.
  9. Remove from heat. Stick a fork in the corned beef and test for tenderness. You should be able to pop the fork right in there. If it isn’t tender enough for you, bake it another 30 minutes or so. It should be SUPER TENDER at this point.
  10. Remove the beef and rest a few minutes while you make your gravy.
  11. For the gravy, strain out the liquids into a separate bowl. You should have about 1 cup. Discard the solids.
  12. Heat the empty Dutch Oven back to medium heat on the stove and add butter. Melt.
  13. Swirl in the flour and stir to form a roux. Cook a couple minutes to brown nicely. Add the strained juices from the corned beef and reduce heat to a simmer. Stir often to thicken the gravy. It is SO GOOD!
  14. Slice the corned beef against the grain and serve over prepared mashed potatoes, then top with your spicy Guinness gravy, and Caramelized Cabbage on the side.
Caramelized Cabbage Recipe Cooking Directions
  1. Heat a large pan to medium heat. A good stainless steel pan here is ideal.
  2. Add oil and heat. Add cabbage, onion and jalapeno peppers. Cook 8 minutes to brown it all up, stirring frequently. You will form a lot of brown bits at the bottom of the pan. This is a good thing.
  3. Add white wine and let it reduce. Scrape up the bits from the bottom of the pan and stir. You may need to do this frequently.
  4. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 40 minutes, scraping up bits from the bottom and stirring often. You can also add the sugar about 20 minutes through and stir to speed along the caramelization.
  5. When everything is nice and brown, add balsamic vinegar and stir. Cook for 5 minutes.
  6. Remove from heat and set into a serving dish. Squeeze a bit of lemon juice over the top and serve with extra lemon wedges.

Nutrition Information

Calories 885kcal (44%) Carbohydrates 108g (36%) Protein 36g (72%) Fat 35g (54%) Saturated Fat 10g (50%) Polyunsaturated Fat 2g Monounsaturated Fat 18g Trans Fat 0.1g Cholesterol 96mg (32%) Sodium 2280mg (95%) Potassium 1981mg (57%) Fiber 10g (40%) Sugar 14g (28%) Vitamin A 666IU (13%) Vitamin C 188mg (209%) Calcium 85mg (9%) Iron 5mg (28%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 885

% Daily Value*

Calories 885kcal 44%
Carbohydrates 108g 36%
Protein 36g 72%
Fat 35g 54%
Saturated Fat 10g 50%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g 12%
Monounsaturated Fat 18g 90%
Trans Fat 0.1g 5%
Cholesterol 96mg 32%
Sodium 2280mg 95%
Potassium 1981mg 42%
Fiber 10g 40%
Sugar 14g 28%
Vitamin A 666IU 13%
Vitamin C 188mg 209%
Calcium 85mg 9%
Iron 5mg 28%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.