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Melt in your mouth Slow Cooker Guinness Beef Brisket - a delicious rich hearty dish that is pure comfort in a bowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being a food blogger, we couldn't have picked a better time to take the kids to Disney World<\/strong><\/span>,<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BBQ Beef Brisket on Garlic Toast (USA, Epcot Food and Wine Festival 2017, Walt Disney World)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Slow Cooked Beer Braised Beef (Belgium, Epcot Food and Wine Festival 2017, Walt Disney World)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As this Slow Cooker Guinness Beef Brisket has a delicious wholesome gravy, it just had to be paired with Mashed Potatoe<\/strong><\/span>s<\/a> and for some additional speed these Garlic Sauteed Shredded Brussel Sprouts<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I cooked this Slow Cooker Guinness Beef Brisket in my slow cooker<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, but will be testing it very soon in the Instant Pot<\/a><\/span> <\/strong>(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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Love Slow Cooker Recipes? Check out some of my other slow cooker recipes: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n