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Slow Cooker Beef Brisket with BBQ Sauce

Slow Cooker Beef Brisket with BBQ Sauce

Tender slow-cooked beef brisket with homemade BBQ sauce, perfect for a hearty meal or sliders.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 hours
Total Time 10 hours 15 minutes
Course Main
Cuisine American, Southern
Servings 9 people
Calories 476 kcal

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker
  • oven
  • saucepan

Ingredients
  

Beef Brisket

  • 1.5 – 2 kg beef brisket or 3 – 4 lb
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil or a neutral oil like vegetable or 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 or 125 ml
  • 1 ½ cups ketchup or 375 ml
  • ½ cup brown sugar , packed or 110g
  • 2 teaspoon black pepper each
  • 2 teaspoon onion powder each
  • 2 teaspoon mustard powder each
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (adjust to taste)
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

Instructions
 

  • 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.
  • Slow cook in slow cooker for 8 to 10 hours.
  • 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

This recipe will work on any slow cooking cut of beef but it works best with brisket because it holds its shape. For Sliders, serve on soft rolls with Coleslaw.

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, hearty, sliders, slow cooker, Tender
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