All of the amazing flavors as my famous crockpot Guinness corned beef done in just 93 minutes all thanks to the wonders of the pressure cooker! Hands down the BEST Corned Beef with Cabbage, Potatoes, and Carrots recipe ever!
My Guinness Crock Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage recipe is one of the most iconic corned beef recipes on the web. Since posting it 4 years ago it’s been liked/tweeted/pinned/shared millions upon millions of times. Simply put, it’s amazing and it’s easy.
No browning, no nothing – just dump it in and walk away. The only part where you actually had to do work on that is if you wanted to make the Guinness Reduction sauce.
For this pressure cooker recipe, I didn’t make the sauce only because I was exhausted from working on the flooring with Mr. Fantabulous. But what I did do was save the liquid and put it in the fridge. I’m actually going to make another corned beef and use that liquid (once I reduce it) as almost a Guinness bbq sauce and make pulled Guinness corned beef.
Genius, huh? LOL
With St. Patrick’s day this Friday and so many of you having pressure cookers, I had to share with you my pc version of this recipe.
Honestly, I don’t think I’ll ever make this again in a crockpot. No way, this is so amazing! And fast! So here’s the dealio. I had made my corned beef recipe in a pressure cooker a few times prior to this most recent recipe. It was good but it wasn’t quite right. Even though it used almost the same ingredients as the crockpot version it was missing something.
Well the other day Mr. Fantabulous and his buddy were downstairs working on the flooring (it literally is never going to freaking end!) and I decided to put this in the crockpot for dinner.
…or so I thought. Yeah, I got sidetracked with 37 other things and totally forgot to put it in. So there it sat in the fridge… waiting. When I finally realized that I never started it I decided to put it in the pressure cooker and hope for the best.
I took my original recipe and studied the ingredients. With pressure cooking, you need at least a cup of liquid but nothing near what you would need for putting something in a crockpot.
Next, I reduced the brown sugar in it (slightly) and added whole-grain mustard to the cooking. Plus I left the veggies out (well not the onions) for the main cooking. The first few times I made it I put them in the beginning and when the meat was done, the veggies were mush – eh, live and learn, right?
Release Method Tip
The other tidbit I did was I went with a natural release method on the pressure instead of a quick release. That (and the whole grain) – those are the secrets behind this ridiculously tender meat!
The flavor was insane! Now here’s the best part – know that head of cabbage, carrots, and potatoes? Yeah.. into the pot they went (once I took the meat out to rest) and they were done in 3 minutes. YES… 3 MINUTES to have tender soft carrots, potatoes, and hello…SOFT CABBAGE!!! But OMG people the flavor!
Now his buddy didn’t get to eat this (and I’m secret/not-so-secretly happy about this as it was more for me us) because even though it only took 93 minutes to make, he had to leave early. So when he left I threw this into the pot and went to help the man with some flooring. When we finished the timer went off. I scooted him off to the shower and started finishing the meal (i.e, adding the veggies). He came out to the kitchen, looking so worn and beaten that I knew this would put a smile on his face.
I grabbed an ice-cold Guinness from the fridge for him (Mt. Dew for me) and started carving the meat in front of him. He, of course, asked what it was, and when I said it was my corned beef he immediately asked for the horseradish…
Crap… I didn’t have any. Horseradish is something I do not like. It’s too…bitey for me; as in it burns and I don’t like the taste. And he, yeah only eats it once a year or whenever I make corned beef. If I take that same corned beef and turn it into a Reuben then he will only eat mustard on it (yeah it’s weird). So I broke the news that I didn’t have any and got a scowl. I heard the “you have a veritable grocery store in this house and you don’t have that? Gee, I don’t know, I’m going to have to dock your pay!” LOL, I just laughed and handed him the bottle of whole-grain dijon.
I got ‘the look’ and said: “just try it, trust me on it”. Now as I was carving it I couldn’t stop snacking on it. OMG, it literally just melted in my mouth. I honestly thought about not sharing it with him even though I was standing maybe 2′ away from him and carving the meat right in front of him.
The thought did cross my mind on how I could hide this from him and perform some Jedi mind trick to make him forget that he ever saw this and crave a pb&j instead but then that whole morality thing set in and I shared…begrudgingly. LOL
He took his first bite and let out an actual moan. Like an honest-to-goodness moan of delight. Oh yeah, Mama done nailed this thing. He raved over and over AND OVER about this. He inhaled it and everything on his plate then eyed up mine. THEN…
yeah then…
then he saw the huge plate of meat I had in front of him that I carved up… damn it, why didn’t I hide it? LOL I know I’m terrible.
That’s when he started to ‘pick’ small pieces and finally said: “OMG get this away from me before I eat the whole thing!” I said “You do and you’ll get beat. We must SHARE this!”
We’ve had this every day for the past 3 days and after our last snack, we have just enough for one plate left. I’m thinking we may have to flip a quarter (I’ll let him flip it while I’m busy shoving the last bites in my mouth!).
I’m telling you what, this is hands down the BEST CORNED BEEF I HAVE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE… I mean EVER!
Now if you don’t have a pressure cooker yet, I would recommend anyone of these as they are awesome and I use them:
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Common Sense for Pressure Cooker Recipes
Folks, keep in mind that almost every recipe for pressure cooking does NOT include the time it takes to get up to temperature or how long it takes for a release.
That’s just impossible as we all don’t use the same equipment. The temp of your ingredients all varies from one person to the other.
So use simple logic when it comes to using your pressure cooker and ANY pressure cooker recipe:
- Add anywhere from 5-20 minutes to any recipe as that’s how long it takes a pressure cooker to get to the actual pressure. This cannot, nor will, ever be factored into a recipe
- Factors like cold liquid, cold/frozen items can dramatically extend the time it takes to build up pressure
- The time it takes to cook the item is stated in the recipe. It’s ASSUMED that folks understand this because not all pressure cookers are the same. Again, it’s common sense
- Pressure Release – Again, not all pressure cookers are the same so it can vary from 5 minutes to 20 minutes to do a natural pressure release. This cannot, nor will, ever be factored into a recipe
Pressure Cooker Guinness Corned Beef with Cabbage, Potatoes & Carrots
- Yield: 4-6
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Ingredients
- 3lb flat cut corned beef, patted dry
- Pickling packet
- 3 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon whole grain mustard
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 14-16 ounce bottle of Guinness draught
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 head cabbage, cut in 1” wedges, core removed
- 4 carrots, cut into 2–3” pieces
- 6–8 red potatoes, skin on and cut in half
Instructions
- In a bowl mix together the mustards and pickling packet.
- Place the corned beef, fat side up in your pressure cooker and the onions along the sides.
- Spread the mustard mixture over top of the fat on the corned beef and then pour the beer and Worcestershire sauce along the sides of the corned beef.
- Sprinkle the brown sugar, salt and pepper over top of the mustard.
- Place the lid on the pressure cooker and set it to High pressure for 90 minutes.
- When done, allow the pressure to release naturally.
- As soon as the pressure is all gone, immediately remove the lid and take out the corned beef, placing it on a plate and covering it loosely with foil. Set aside.
- Place the cabbage wedges, carrots and potatoes into the pressure cooker, close the lid and set to High pressure for 3 (if you like them super soft go with 4) minutes. When 3 minutes is done do a quick release on the pressure.
- Remove the vegetables from the pressure cooker with a slotted spoon.
- Reserve the liquid to make a Guinness gravy if desired . See notes for ingredients and instructions.
- Remove the foil from the corned beef and slice to desired thickness against the grain.
Notes
Guinness Reduction Gravy
Reserved Cooking Liquid, strained
1tablespoon – 1/4 cup bown sugar (this depends on how sweet you like the sauce)
2 tablespoon grainy mustard
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon horseradish
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup honey
1. Add all of the ingredients to your pressure cooker pot and bring to a boil using the saute function.
2. Cook until the mixture thickens and reduces by half. Depending on how powerful your pressure cooker is, this can take between 15-25 minutes.
Now if you’re fortunate enough to have leftovers, here are some of my FAVORITE recipes to use up that deliciousness!
Ultimate Hot Guinness Reuben Dip
So this will be the 4th St Patrick’s year in a row I’ve made this recipe. I use my trusty Fagor 8-qt and buy three corned briskets and the Guinness for the sauce. THIS is the HG full stop.
This recipe was absolutely delicious! The corned beef was super tender!! Will def make again again and again!
Absolutely fantastic. Delicious. If using prepackaged baby carrots may need another 2 minutes or partial precook in microwave
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Thank you so much Alica! So happy you loved it! Good tip about the baby carrots!
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Being born on St Patty’s Day I have had this every year on my birthday. This year was no different!
Hands down, it IS the best corned beef I’ve ever tasted at home or in a restaurant!
I’m 78 and have cooked all my life. I don’t award 5 ***** easily, but this had great flavor, tender as butter, and veggies were perfect at 3 min. cook time. I took the corned beef out just a bit early because it smelled like it was going to scorch and I sure didn’t want that. You could win a husband with this corned beef recipe!
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Oh Betsy dear thank you so much! That means so much to me! Your words are so kind and truly heartfelt!
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Don’t take it personally. There is always going to be one in the crowd. Just like the Facebook sites…….
Oh I’m not but it’s like just read, please. Hopefully, he has a blessed day 🙂
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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I just left a similar reply to a similar post on FB, you were so much more polite, lol. I did this Friday, and made the ‘gravy’ Sat, oh my goodness! I’m going to brave the hordes today in hopes of finding another corned beef.
I have always made your recipe via the crock pot method, but now that I have an IP, I am going to try this way. Question though…we are having a few guests so I am doing two and one time. Should I double the Guinness or just use maybe one and a half bottles? I want to make sure I have enough of that delicious sauce to cook down!
Hi Debbie!
I’m a little confused by how much you’re making. Are you making a double batch or 2.5 batches? Are you making it all at the same time in the IP or one right after the other?
To answer your question about the beer, double it since you’re doubling the recipe. This way you’ll have enough sauce and if you have extra, it freezes beautifully for when corned beef goes on sale after St. Patrick’s day!
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Sorry, I had a little typo. I am making two of them at the same time in the 8 qt. IP. I just wanted to make sure about the seasonings (I will use both packets with the mustard), but just wasn’t sure about the beer. I have heard you aren’t supposed to put alcohol in an IP, but I would assume that is not correct. You are the expert on this recipe and I know you have experience with it. That’s why this will be the fourth year of making it!
I saw that IP doesn’t recommend using liquor (not beef) but I make this recipe all the time and have never had an issue with it. I think that stemmed from someone trying to make homemade vanilla extract in their IP and used high alcohol (40-95% concentration of ethanol) to do it.
Alcohol can ignite, obviously but beer is such a low concentration of ethanol (~4%). From what I’ve read, beer is safe. Check out this article for a really in-depth article about liquor in pressure cookers.
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This is hands down the best corned beef I’ve ever made and my go-to forever. The reduction sauce is to die for! Thanks for best recipe 🙂
Thank you so much Marie! That sauce is pretty amazing for sure!
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This is an excellent recipe. For people who are gluten free: Glutenburg Stout can be substituted for the Guinness.
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Oh that’s a great suggestion Margaret! Thank you so much!!! So happy you loved it!
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This is by far THE BEST DAMN CORN BEEF EVER! My great grandmother, Bridgey, came straight off the boat at Ellis Island, from Killarney. God rest her soul, hers was NEVER as good as this! I’ve probably made this over 30 times, and never get enough! Thank you ever so much! Everyone begs for it.
BTW..2- 4# briskets in my IP now..yum
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Thank you so much Stacie! That means so much to me that you and everyone loves it!
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