Slow Cooker Corned Beef

For a St. Patrick's Day dinner, this Slow Cooker Corned Beef recipe is great. After being cooked all day in Guinness beer, beef broth, and spices, the meat is very tender and full of flavor. One simple and tasty way to honor the holiday is to make a traditional Irish dish.

Ingredients:

• 1 3-4 pound corned beef brisket with seasoning packet
• 6 small red potatoes, quartered
• 4 carrots, cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1 cup Guinness beer or any stout beer
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
• Cabbage wedges optional, for serving

Instructions:

Place quartered potatoes, carrots, and chopped onion in the bottom of the slow cooker

Rinse the corned beef brisket under cold water and pat dry with paper towels

Place on top of the vegetables in the slow cooker

In a small bowl, mix together the beef broth, Guinness beer, Dijon mustard, brown sugar, black pepper, thyme, and parsley

Pour over the corned beef

Sprinkle the seasoning packet that came with the corned beef over the top

Cover and cook on low for 8-9 hours or on high for 4-5 hours, until the corned beef is tender

If using cabbage, add cabbage wedges to the slow cooker during the last hour of cooking

Once done, remove the corned beef from the slow cooker and let it rest for a few minutes before slicing against the grain

Serve the sliced corned beef with the cooked vegetables and some of the cooking liquid