Corned beef is in the crock-pot for some low-and-slow cooking. :headbang:
Trying this recipe, only with Killian's Irish Red instead of Guiness (it's what I had on-hand): http://www.thekitchenwhisperer.net/2013/03/17/guinness-crock-pot-corned-beef-cabbage/ (http://www.thekitchenwhisperer.net/2013/03/17/guinness-crock-pot-corned-beef-cabbage/)
*edited to note that Killian's is a lager and Guinness Draught is a stout, so switching could lead to unhappy results. We'll see!
Sounds yummy!
I'm so glad I posted this, because we're cooking CB&C for a bunch of friends Saturday. I couldn't recall the recipe.
At least, I hope this is the one we used. haha
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So we bought a 6qt Instant Pot Duo 7-in-1 to go with our Cuisinart 6qt slow cooker, in hopes of haiving room-enough to cook everything. I didn't realize that most of the Instat Pot's volume is vertical, and can only be filled to about the 4qt/1gal line, max. So, instead of using the above recipe I think I'm going with this one (https://steamykitchen.com/14556-guinness-corned-beef-with-cabbage-recipe.html)--which may intrigue you, Spooky. I mean, the only liquid it calls for is two bottles of Guinness ...
I'm intrigued by the thought of braising the cabbage and cooking the veggies separately, anyway. I got normal Guinness Draught Stout instead of his extra-stout, but hopefully that lowers the risk of the bitterness of which some complain.
We're also doing a locally-cured Hahn's ham (https://www.porkandbeansstore.com/) for that one friend who doesn't eat beef (and we don't even know why she doesn't). Hopefully I can mimic the veggies well-enough for her too.
So, the new recipe (https://steamykitchen.com/14556-guinness-corned-beef-with-cabbage-recipe.html) worked out great. We kept getting compliments, pretty much to the point of embarrassment. It had a nice flavor, and with careful cutting (always try to cut against the grain with brisket), it wasn't chewy and any gristle'd been dissolved. I found a simple Guinness-based ham glaze (https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/220959/incredible-ham-glaze/) recipe that did very well. I actually forgot the mustard, but it worked just fine.
I don't think corned beef is something most of our friends eat, so it was fun to treat them. They brought a Guinness-based beef stew, a non-beer fish appetizer and edamame snack, and one couple brought a cake the man worked on most of the day: The cake sugar was from boiled-down Guinness, and the icing had some sort of Irish whiskey base--and it was too good. It was kind of funny to us because we all once joked that we should have a meal that was completely alcohol-based. Bunch of lushes. ;)
My sister-in-law made vegan Shepard's Pie. It was pretty good.
She wanted to make Corned Beef and Cabbage, but my brother is on a vegan diet for health reasons. He has some serious IBS and eating meat and dairy hit him hard.