Slow Cooker Guinness Beef Brisket

Melt in your mouth Slow Cooker Guinness Beef Brisket - a delicious rich hearty dish that is pure comfort in a bowl.

Ever since we took the kids to Disney in September, I have been craving some beef brisket in a slow cooker dish like this Slow Cooker Guinness Beef Brisket

Being a food blogger, we couldn't have picked a better time to take the kids to Disney World, we were lucky enough to be there when the 2017 Food and Wine Festival was on and seriously if you love food, it is the best time to go.

As you walk around all the countries of the world in Epcot, there are amazing little booths offering delights from all over the world. I was seriously in heaven, trying out all that amazing food.

I was totally inspired by two different dishes I enjoyed while sampling all the delights at Epcot. One was the bbq beef brisket on garlic toast from the USA and the other being a slow-cooked beer braised beef from Belgium with delicious creamy mashed potatoes. In fact, I made a mistake of only get one sample of those dishes and then having to go back for more because the kids devoured it right before my eyes.

I sometimes forget that being a food blogger means my kids absolutely love sampling different foods because they are often my taste testers for which recipes pass it for the blog. So I knew once I got back I had to create some recipes inspired by our trip.

We totally surprised the kids with the trip too, didn't tell them until the morning we were going, when we woke them up for school and gave them a surprise bag each with Disney goodies. They were totally ecstatic and it was so lovely to see the pure joy on their faces. Such an amazing trip and a family holiday we will talk about for years after.

It was a totally must that this recipe had to be beef brisket. It's a common cut of beef used in the USA, usually with some kind of tangy bbq sauce, but for me, I knew pairing it with some Guinness for a rich delicious gravy was the way to go.

The funny thing is, as a drink I'm not a lover of Guinness, but it's an amazing ingredient in stews and casseroles. It adds such a lovely deep and hearty flavour to the sauce, that you just won't get with anything else. This Slow Cooker Guinness Beef Brisket is pure heaven in a bowl.

As this Slow Cooker Guinness Beef Brisket has a delicious wholesome gravy, it just had to be paired with Mashed Potatoes and for some additional speed these Garlic Sauteed Shredded Brussel Sprouts.

I do recommend seeking the beef brisket for this recipe if you can, as it is just so tender and mouthwatering. But a similar cut of beef that is suitable for slow cooking will work fine too.

For the gravy of this Slow Cooker Guinness Beef Brisket, I used a 330ml bottle of Guinness which I had been saving since Christmas, with the intention of making this recipe, I just needed the main ingredient, that lovely beef brisket.

I cooked this Slow Cooker Guinness Beef Brisket in my slow cooker, but will be testing it very soon in the Instant Pot (pressure cooker too), at a guess I would say 60 mins high pressure with a natural release should be sufficient, and then add the cornstarch slurry in afterwards switching to saute mode till thickened.

If you don't have a slow cooker, you can easily convert this to the oven in a dutch oven type pot. I recommend about 162/325f for 2 hours to get that lovely melt in the mouth beef brisket.

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Love Slow Cooker Recipes? Check out some of my other slow cooker recipes: 

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• Slow Cooked Chicken
• Slow Cooked Chicken Casserole
• Slow Cooker Creamy Tomato and Turkey Casserole
• Irish Beef Stew
• Chinese Style Pork Tenderloin
• Chana Masala
• Spicy Asian Beef
• Balsamic Braised Beef
• Keema Curry
• Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
• Sweet Onion-Braised Beef

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HOW CAN I ADD A ⅓ VEGETABLES TO THIS SLOW COOKER GUINNESS BEEF BRISKET?

There are already shallots, celery and carrots in the dish that will count as part of your ⅓ speed foods. I served with sauteed Brussel sprouts for some additional vegetables, but it would pair really well with any vegetables of your choice. Another great option would be this Cauliflower Mash.

WHAT KITCHEN ITEMS DO I NEED TO MAKE THIS SLOW COOKER GUINNESS BEEF BRISKET?

• slow cooker or dutch oven
• Kitchen Scales
• Measuring Jug
• Measuring Spoons
• Wooden Spoon
• Santoku Knife (perfect knife for chopping veg)
• Chopping Board
• frying pan