Brisket Recipes

To-die-for Beef Brisket that really makes the most out of this cut of beef! This Slow Cooker brisket is cooked in a simple homemade BBQ sauce until it’s deliciously tender and infused with incredible flavour. Serve with a side of Coleslaw or Macaroni Salad and steamed corn. Or pile high onto rolls and make sliders!

I really am not a girls’ girl when it comes to food. I don’t gaze in wonder at stunningly decorated multi-tier cakes. I don’t ooh and aah over pretty little chocolates. I have no interest in learning how to make candy.

But I do go gah-gah over sights like this – a giant hunk of flavour loaded brisket.

Slow Cooker Beef Brisket with BBQ Sauce

Video above. Beef brisket slow cooked until tender, then finished in the oven to get that gorgeous caramelisation, basted with a homemade BBQ Sauce that the brisket is cooked in. Slice it and serve as part of a hearty Southern style supper or pile it up high on sliders!

Prep: 15min

Total: 615min

Yield: 8

Serving Size: 269 g

Nutrition Facts: servingSize 269 g, calories 476 kcal, Carbohydrate 24 g, Protein 66 g, Fat 14 g, Saturated Fat 5.6 g, Trans Fat 0.7 g, Cholesterol 198 mg, Sodium 756 mg, Fiber 0.6 g, Sugar 20 g, unSaturated Fat 8.1 g

Ingredients:

• 1.5 – 2 kg / 3 – 4 lb beef brisket ((Note 1))
• 1 tbsp olive oil ((or a neutral oil like vegetable, canola))
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 tsp paprika powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp cumin powder
• 3/4 tsp mustard powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 2 garlic cloves (, minced)
• 1/2 cup / 125 ml apple cider vinegar
• 1 1/2 cups / 375 ml ketchup
• 1/2 cup / 110g brown sugar (, packed)
• 2 tsp EACH black pepper, onion powder, mustard powder
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper ((adjust to taste re: spiciness))
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Instruction:

1. Mix Rub ingredients. Rub all over brisket. If time permits, leave for 30 minutes – 24 hours in the fridge, but I rarely do this.
2. Combine BBQ Sauce ingredients in a slow cooker. Mix then add the brisket – squish it in if needed, like I did (see video).
3. Slow cook in slow cooker for 8 hours (1.5 kg / 3 lb) to 10 hours (2 kg / 4 lb). (Note 2 for pressure cooker and click here for oven)
4. Remove brisket onto a tray.
5. Pour liquid in slow cooker into a saucepan. Bring to simmer over medium high heat and reduce until it thickens to a syrup consistency (it thickens more as it cools).
6. Meanwhile, 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 and looks like the photos. (See note for BBQ option)
7. TO SERVE: Slice brisket thinly across the grain and serve with remaining BBQ Sauce. This is terrific served as a meal with sides or piled high onto rolls with Coleslaw as sliders. See Note 3 for more ideas.

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