When I made the Guinness caramelized onions for the onion cheddar quiche I could not help but snack on a few of them before adding them to the quiche and I was immediately entranced by them! While I was slowly caramelizing the onions, images were flying through my head with all of the different ways that I could use them and I wanted to try them all! I was finding it difficult to decide exactly which dish to make when I had the idea of using them in a grilled cheese sandwich and I was sold! I was thinking that a corned beef grilled cheese sandwich would be perfect for St Patrick’s Day and stuffing it with drunken caramelized onions would be a treat indeed! Given the use of the corned beef in this sandwich I was reminded another favourite, the reuben sandwich , and because of that I decided to go with a dark rye for the bread. Since I was seasoning the Guinness caramelized onions with Worcestershire sauce and grainy mustard, cheddar cheese only seemed natural to finish the sandwich off. Don’t let the time required to caramelize the onions stop you from making one of these sandwiches as they are definitely worth the effort and otherwise really easy to make!
Fee free to really fill them up!
Corned Beef Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Guinness Caramelized Onions
Slow roasted tender corned beef served in a grilled cheese sandwich along with Guinness caramelized onions, grainy mustard and plenty of melted cheddar cheese.
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 1 cup Guinness
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons grainy mustard
- 1 tablespoon salted butter, room temperature
- 2 slices rye bread (gluten-free for gluten-free)
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded (or 2 slices), room temperature
- 2 ounces cooked corned beef, sliced or shredded, warm
directions
- Heat the oil in a pan over medium-low heat, add the onions and saute until tender, about 10 minutes.
- Add 1/4 cup Guinness, and cook until the liquid has mostly evaporated, about 10 minutes, and repeat three more times.
- Remove from heat and mix in the Worcestershire sauce and grainy mustard.
- Butter the outside of each slice of bread, sprinkle half of the cheese on the inside of one slice of bread, top with half of the onions, the corned beef, the remaining onions, cheese and finally the other slice of bread.
- Grill in a pan, preheated over medium heat, until golden brown on both sides and the cheese has melted, about 2-4 minutes per side.
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Well I certainly know what I will be making with my corned beef leftovers.
Holy crow, this sounds like the best sandwich of all time! (and I don't say that lightly)
This looks so freaking amazing!!
What a fantastic sounding sandwich!
Guinness caramelized onions: I'm really intrigued by of what that might tastes like. Going to make those right away.
OMG!!!
Looks great… And I have made a ruben sandwich with caramelized onions and it was wonderful …
I love the way elements from several different recipes joined to create this one! Very creative and the sandwich looks delicious.
That looks really good!
Oh wow, this looks so wonderful!
Mal @ The Chic Geek
This sandwich looks and sounds delicious. Guinness is so great in cooking, it gives always a great taste to the food!
WOW!, this sandwich looks really yummy, and with the caramelized onions…what a treat!!!!.
Thanks for sharing
Love from the north of Spain
Marialuisa
Oh Kevin… this one has me drooling!
The idea of Guinness caramelized onions is fascinating to me. They sound amazing! And pairing them with the corned beef and cheese also looks sublime. Yum.
Great idea! The sandwich looks amazing!
Holy guacamole!This sandwhich looks amazing, I bet it tastes amazing too!
Really yummy delicious looking idea.
I love the idea of Guiness Carmelized Onions…not sure that any of them would make it onto the sandwich though!!! I also love the idea of teaming them up with a Ric Eye…hmmmm….thanks!
I don't even need the corned beef…just hand over the cheese and the onions and I'd be good to go!
That looks fantastic! My husband would devour that with a side of vinegar and sea salt kettle chips. Great idea for leftovers. I like a little sweetness with those flavors too. Maybe add a thin smear of apricot mayo or a drizzle of honey before topping with the other slice of bread. Can't wait to try it!
I love good food blogs, and this is one of the best. Thank you for sharing this. Connie
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Woah. Now THIS is an amazing looking sandwich. Nice work Kevin!
Kevin, this turned out amazing – best take on a classic corned beef sandwich I've seen despite the plethora of Irish food flooding everyones' blogs š I am featuring this post in today's Friday Food Fetish roundup (with a link-back and attribution), but please let me know if you have any objections. It's a pleasure following your creationsā¦
Corned beef never, ever interested me…until now. HOLY YUM!
Brilliant, but now you've got me obsessing over uses for those amazing caramelized onions
you always make Grilled Cheese's look fab! This is our dinner tonight!
My first time here – I just saw the picture of that sandwich,and I so much wanted to go through rest of the recipe!Sweet caramelized onions,warm corned beef,sharp mustard and cheddar,filled in slices of crisp,rye bread – just thinking about it is enough to make my mouth water!
Thank you so much for sharing;This gets noted down/bookmarked!:-)
Just wanted to let you know you're brilliant for caramelizing onions in Guinness! I used that technique in an Irish Cheddar Quiche. Love it, thanks!!!!
http://cheesepleasebyjess.blogspot.com/2012/03/irish-cheddar-quiche-with-guinness.html
ok, I'm making this now, and I am totally excited about it, but I have encountered a glitch (in my opinion). If you cover the onions after adding the Guinness, it won't evaporate in 15 minutes (at least not in my pan). So we took the lid off. But this is an amazing creation nonetheless!!
yummy! this is for my breakfast today!
images were flying "through" my head…not "threw" my head š looks good though…
Ingredients call for 1 cup Guinness.
Directions, Add 1/4 cup Guinness.
What happens to the 3/4 cup left over??
Drink it!!
Anonymous: Once the first 1/4 cup has evaporated you are going to add another 1/4 cup and continue going like that until the full cup is used. Enjoy!
Made this tonight, except with pastrami instead of corned beef, and pumpernickel bread. Delicious. This will certainly be made again and again!
Can you use other type of beer?
Walt: Definitely, another dark stout or your favourite drinking beer would work.
Checked this page out because I've always loved corn beef grilled cheese and one with the Guiness onions sounded incredible. Massive kudos for those. Also when I make mine I use Havarti cheese. The meat and the bread both have such strong flavor I prefer a softer cheese. Not sure how it would mix with the onions cause I haven't tried them together but I put a fried egg in the middle of mine. Trust me…try it
Gotta love beer! I made this recipe last night and while the sandwiches were tasty, the beer-infused onions took center stage. So, unless you LOVE the taste of Guinness, you might want to make a change. And since I believe sandwiches have loads of potential, I'll make them again (before next St. Patrick's Day!) and substitute the beer with something else.
Anonymous: The onions should not have been that strong, especially not when combined with a tasty corned beef an nice quality cheddar!
Made this today, it was truly awesome, thank you thank you thank you for sharing your recipe.
Kevin, I made this today. Turned out dope, even though I fudged the onions the first time (completely thought I had the heat dialed and as soon as I got comfortable…BAM liquid was gone).
Awesome recipe.
This is definitely a good alternative for corn beef leftovers. Thank you for sharing this recipe. The caramelized onions really sound so flavorful! I guess I just have to add more greens to it and I am good to go.
I just found your site tonight, thanks to The Spiffy Cookie. This sandwich sounds absolutely wonderful, and I'm certain that, as a beer lover, I'll find plenty of uses for the Guinness caramelized onions. What a great idea!
I Like your twist on a corned beef reuben sandwich in todya's recipe. Gonna make some of your onions. (I make crock pot-slow coooker carmelized onions. — I will add Guiness and Worcestershire sauce to my recipe. — A nearby store puts onions on sale 50 lbs or $8.oo I buy a bag and make 20 pounds of carmalized onion that I eat with LAMB liver—-delicious!)
I love reubens, and I am not tied to the traditional presentation. I experienced another twist using a unique bread which pushes this sandwich to ultimate heights. The sandwich is served in a microbrewery in Bloomington, IL. USA. They swap out traditional marbled rye bread with Swiss Muesli Loaf– made by Eurobake– St Petersburg, Florida. This has spoiled me on ordering reubens served on rye at any other eating establishment.
The bad news is …you can't buy this bread in a standard grocery store. –The good news, If you have a friend in the restaurant business, you can get them to order some through their commercial food supplier….or (as I do) the microbrewery will sell loaves to the public—{I always get a loaf to bring home with me.}
Please research this bread….the internet will give you the ingredients, or call EuroBake and pick their brain. They seem anxious to talk to people who show interest in their products. They are very proud of their baked goods….stroke them a bit. Can you give us your version to bake in our own kitchen. If you take the time to research this bread….you will agree with me. Ramp up your reubens with this bread! It will become a favorite–I guarantee!
Not a beer drinker, What else might I use as substitute for the Guinness, Kevin?
Marsha Paulsen Peters : Another beer would work. Beef broth would also be a nice and simple substitution. You could also use some of the cooking juices from the corned beef if you roasted on, a broth, or water can be used
Looks verry good. Will make this as soon as i have my meat order!
Š”ooked according to your recipe – it’s delicious!
Thanks Kevināļø Looks absolutely delicious! Happy St. Patrickās Day to you and yours.
May he keep us all safe from the virus.
yummy…. looks great by the way