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Slow Cooker Beef Brisket {with Barbecue Sauce}

This is a special but so-simple Slow Cooker Fakeaway. Slow Cooker Beef Brisket is the ultimate dish in flavour, tenderness and goodness.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time14 hours
Total Time14 hours 5 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Family Food
Servings: 6
Author: Sarah Rossi

Ingredients

  • 1.5 - 2 kg Beef brisket

For the sauce:

  • 4 tbsp Tomato ketchup
  • 4 tbsp Runny honey
  • 3 tsp Mustard powder
  • 4 tbsp Dark brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp Cider vinegar (Or white wine vinegar)

Instructions

  • Mix up the sauce ingredients.
  • Place the brisket in the slow cooker and pour the sauce all over. Cook on LOW for 12-14 hours or until very tender.
  • When the meat is very tender, drain off the cooking liquid (keep it to one side in a jug or saucepan) and shred the meat with 2 forks or slice it up thinly.
  • Pour the cooking liquid back over the meat (add as much or as little as you like depending on how juicy you want it to be, but it will soak up some of the cooking liquid).
  • OPTIONAL: Once you've removed the meat from the liquid, you can reduce the sauce to concentrate the flavour if you'd like to. Put the cooking liquid into a small saucepan and put it on the hob over a medium high heat. Let it bubble for 5-10 minutes until it is thickened. Then pour back over the meat as above.

Notes

Options to take it up a notch: 
  • Use molasses instead of brown sugar
  • Add a 1 tsp of cayenne pepper to add a KICK!
  • Add 2 tbsp of Worcestershire sauce at the end of the cooking time
You can choose to slice the brisket instead of shredding it if you prefer.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 477kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 52g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 155mg | Sodium: 292mg | Potassium: 884mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 52IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 5mg