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Slow Cooker Beef Brisket with BBQ Sauce

Slow Cooker Beef Brisket with BBQ Sauce

A tender and flavorful slow cooker beef brisket with BBQ sauce, perfect for sliders or served with sides.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 30 minutes
Course main dish
Cuisine American
Servings 10 slices
Calories 476 kcal

Equipment

  • slow cooker
  • Saucepan
  • oven

Ingredients
  

Beef Brisket

  • 1.5 – 2 kg beef brisket (Note 1)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil (or a neutral oil like vegetable, canola)

Rub

  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoon paprika powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon cumin powder
  • ¾ teaspoon mustard powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper

BBQ Sauce

  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
  • ½ cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 ½ cups ketchup
  • ½ cup brown sugar (packed)
  • 2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 2 teaspoon mustard powder
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (adjust to taste re: spiciness)
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

Instructions
 

Preparation

  • Mix Rub ingredients. Rub all over brisket. If time permits, leave for 30 minutes – 24 hours in the fridge, but I rarely do this.
  • Combine BBQ Sauce ingredients in a slow cooker. Mix then add the brisket – squish it in if needed, like I did.
  • Slow cook in slow cooker for 8 hours (1.5 kg / 3 lb) to 10 hours (2 kg / 4 lb).

Finishing Touches

  • Remove brisket onto a tray.
  • Pour liquid in slow cooker into a saucepan. Bring to simmer over medium high heat and reduce until it thickens to a syrup consistency.
  • Drizzle brisket with oil then roast in a 200C/390F oven for 15 minutes until brown spots appear. Remove then baste generously with Sauce, then return to oven for 5 minutes.
  • Remove and baste again, then return to oven for 5 – 10 minutes until it caramelises.
  • Slice brisket thinly across the grain and serve with remaining BBQ Sauce.

Notes

Recipe works best with brisket because it holds its shape once slow cooked until tender. Best substitute is chuck beef roast. Cooking times vary with brisket size.

Nutrition

Serving: 269gCalories: 476kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 66gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 5.6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.7gCholesterol: 198mgSodium: 756mgPotassium: 824mgFiber: 0.6gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 550IUVitamin C: 3.1mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 6.5mg
Keyword BBQ sauce, beef brisket, cooking, easy recipe, slow cooker, tender beef
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