Smoky Barbecue Beef Brisket (Crock Pot)

Submitted by Chris from Kansas

"This smoky flavored brisket is great for sandwiches or by itself. Start it before leaving the house in the morning and come home to a great meal."

 

• Ready In: 8hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 2 -3 lbs fresh beef brisket
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon celery seed
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 cup catsup
• 1⁄2 cup chili sauce
• 1⁄4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons liquid smoke
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dry mustard

directions

1. Trim fat from brisket. If necessary, cut to fit into crock pot.
2. Combine chili powder, garlic powder, celery seed and pepper; rub evenly over meat. Place meat in a 3 1/2-5 quart crock pot.
3. For sauce, combine catsup, chili sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke and dry mustard. Pour over brisket.
4. Cover; cook on low setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high for 4 to 5 hours. Remove meat from cooker. Cut the brisket into thin slices across the grain. Skim fat off juices in cooker; serve juices with meat.

Reviews

[poleclimber2]

I have made this several times and my family loves it. I have also taken it to BBQ's and have had many people ask for the recipe. The only thing I do differently is... I double the rub recipe, mainly because the smallest brisket I can find is 5lbs. I rub the seasoning on the meat, and wrap it in plastic wrap and leave it in the fridge over night. This adds so much more flavor to this dish. Then I just follow the recipe and it comes out great every time.

 

[GREG IN SAN DIEGO]

Wonderful! I was skeptical, because I've always prepared brisket with my outdoor smoker. That's time-consuming and lots of work, however. This is way simple and the results are really great. I followed the recipe precisely and I wouldn't change a thing. I'll be making this over and over!

 

[Berliner Goere]

This was truely amazing. I made it exactly as written with a 4 pounder. At the very end I just gave the sauce a quick boil and thickened it with a cornstarch mix until it had BBQ sauce thickness. This totally beat Rudy's Bar-B-Q. Thank you for posting, we'll be using this a lot. XD

 

[jane49423]

This was the first beef brisket recipe I had ever tried. I didn't have any chili sauce, so I used mandarin sauce that I wanted to use up and I didn't have any liquid smoke. I cooked it for 3 hours on high and 2.5 more on low. It was perfect. It sliced/shredded. I thickened some of the sauce with cornstarch. It was so much easier than making pulled pork which always has too much fat to get rid of and takes a lot of time to shred. Beef Brisket is a new favorite. Thanks for a great recipe!

 

[faerychic]

Gotta love a good crock pot recipe and this is one of them. Made as directed except I used celery salt since I did not have any celery seed on hand.