Corned Beef Irish Feast Recipe

Corned Beef Irish Feast Recipe

Cook Time: 180 minutes

Ingredients

This recipe was developed at its original yield. Ingredient amounts are automatically adjusted, but cooking times and steps remain unchanged. Note that not all recipes scale perfectly.

Original recipe (1X) yields 6 servings:

  • 1 (3 pound) corned beef brisket with spice packet, divided
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 4 (12 fluid ounce) cans or bottles Irish stout beer (such as Guinness), or more if needed
  • 1 quart beef stock
  • 1 onion, peeled
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 12 whole black peppercorns
  • 2 pounds red potatoes, quartered
  • 1 (16 ounce) package carrots, cut into sticks
  • 1 head cabbage, cut into wedges

Directions

Step 1: Rinse the brisket thoroughly in cool water and place it into a large Dutch oven.

Step 2: Generously coat the beef with brown sugar on all sides.

Step 3: Pour the Irish stout beer around the roast, followed by the beef stock. Ensure that the liquid covers the brisket by about 1 inch; add another beer if more liquid is needed.

Step 4: Add the onion, garlic, bay leaves, the spice packet from the corned beef, and the peppercorns into the liquid.

Step 5: Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to low. Cover the Dutch oven and simmer for 2 1/2 hours, turning the brisket over every 30 minutes to ensure even cooking.

Step 6: After 2 1/2 hours, place the potatoes and carrots around the roast. Cover and simmer for an additional 20 minutes.

Step 7: Add the cabbage wedges to the pot and continue simmering until the vegetables are tender, about 10 more minutes.

Step 8: The brisket should now easily pull apart with your fingers or a fork. Remove the vegetables and transfer them to a serving bowl.

Step 9: Place the corned beef on a serving platter. Let the meat rest for 10 minutes before slicing against the grain. Serve and enjoy!

Recipe Tip

If you have a large enough roaster, you can cook two roasts at a time using the same amount of liquid.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Nutrient Amount % Daily Value*
Calories 577
Total Fat 20g 26%
Saturated Fat 7g 34%
Cholesterol 97mg 32%
Sodium 1290mg 56%
Total Carbohydrate 74g 27%
Dietary Fiber 11g 40%
Total Sugars 38g
Protein 28g 55%
Vitamin C 103mg 114%
Calcium 177mg 14%
Iron 5mg 30%
Potassium 1624mg 35%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Comments

ladybuggs5224

10/06/2025 01:52:54 PM

I did alter this a bit. I don't care for dark stout beer so I used and IPA a very strong IPA and I backed the amount down to 12 oz. Perfect for us we loved this! It's a solid recipe but be mindful of the amount of beer you use and what kind depending on your taste. If it's something you won't drink don't cook with it =)

Soup Loving Nicole

03/19/2017 03:50:53 PM

Made as written except that I purposely cut the amount of liquid in half for 2 reasons. The first being that I didn't want the beer to overpower as others mentioned and the second being that I wanted the finished brisket firm enough to slice. From past experience I've found that if the meat is completely covered in liquid the end result is more of a shredded consistency. There's nothing wrong with that but it is not what we prefer. My potatoes were leftover from another meal so I had to tweak that step and just add them in the final minutes . The carrots and cabbage took on the flavor nicely but I do think 4 beers would have been too much. Overall this was a good recipe and one I would make again. If you don't like a strong beer flavor in your food I recommend cutting back as I did.

MrsAFJ

03/18/2019 12:34:00 PM

This recipe is fantastic ! I cut back the sugar to 2 tablespoons and used crushed peppercorn, and it was so delicious! This will be my new go to recipe for a corned beef dinner! And the Family loved it even my picky one who said she wasn’t eating it.

Cathy Myers

03/19/2019 04:04:04 PM

Delicious success using this recipe for St. Paddy's Day dinner! No serious alterations made, just personal preferences. Mine was a 3.5 lb. flat brisket from Costco (the best!), so I braised it for 3 hrs. I also cut the brown sugar to 3/4 cup as I only used 2 bottles of Guinness stout. I needed to continue cooking the veggies an extra 15 minutes, but that may be because we're at high altitude. Served with Irish soda bread with raisins and a side of colcannon with bacon just 'cuz I love it! Nicely done!

mary

03/19/2019 01:31:48 PM

Will make it again.! Definitely a winner! Because of previous reviewers, I only used 2 cans of stout and stock then covered brisket with extra stock and water near the end to cover the veggies when I added them to cook. ??

Ruth

03/16/2019 03:09:44 AM

I made this recipe, but since I can’t stand the taste of beer, I just used beef bone broth and water. I also cut the brown sugar in half. Everything else was the same. It turned out great and and used part of the leftover corned beef for Reubens.

Fathe Stone

03/17/2019 09:55:28 PM

This was the best corned beef and cabbage I have ever eaten. I used two bottles of Guinness instead of four, and I did not add any carrots. Delicious! This will definitely be made again.

Linda Sisemore

09/17/2018 01:18:18 AM

I did not use 4 bottles of beer I used 2 and some of my homemade vegetable broth instead. It turned out well and there were no leftovers :)

Lisa Lewis

03/19/2018 12:54:37 AM

Tried it last night and it turned out perfect.

TrendyMalt3234

03/19/2025 04:46:51 AM

Very tasty, once it was done. I don’t know why, but at simmer, by the end of 2 1/2 hours, my Corned Beef Roast was no where near done. I placed all of my ingredients inside my electric roaster and set it to simmer at 0900 hours, turning the roast every half hour. At 1700 hours, it was no where near cooked enough to add the vegetables. In fact, it simmered all night and the rest of the next day before it was finally cooked to a fork shredding consistency. The recipe surely meant boiling for 2 1/2 hours…Yes?

Lorie loves to cook

03/18/2024 05:35:58 PM

Delicious, followed recipe exactly. Best brisket we’ve ever made. The veggies were not over cooked and had individual flavors. Meat was so tender and moist. It’s a keeper!

Connie

03/15/2024 03:05:05 PM

YUMMY and Better than crockpot.

TackyPea2240

04/09/2023 06:33:39 PM

Real easy will do it from now on☺☺

Mary Hubbard

03/20/2020 12:51:34 AM

perfeci

Irene

03/18/2019 04:28:46 AM

No changes made to the recipe and it was delish. It’s a definite make again.

TRAntoine

03/17/2013 08:07:30 PM

I made this recipe, and found everything but the meat had a very strong beer aftertaste. I like beer in my food don't get me wrong, but when the cabbage carrots and potatoes all have a strong beer taste it ruins the meal. I won't be using the recipe again.