Slow Cooked Barbecue Beer Beef
Description
Slow-cooker beef brisket, seasoned with an aromatic spice rub and simmered in beer, ketchup, and Worcestershire, delivers a melt-in-your-mouth meal.
Ingredients
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1 large onion, chopped
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4 cloves garlic, minced
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1 cup ketchup
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1/2 cup beer
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1/2 cup white vinegar
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1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
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4 drops liquid smoke flavoring
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon ground black pepper
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1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
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1 teaspoon smoked paprika
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1 teaspoon dried oregano
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1/2 cup brown sugar
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4 pounds beef brisket
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2 teaspoons cornstarch
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2 tablespoons water
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16 potato buns, or as needed
Directions
1
Place onion and garlic in a large slow cooker. Add ketchup, beer, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and liquid smoke. Set aside.
2
Combine salt, pepper, chili powder, paprika, oregano, and sugar in a bowl. Rub spice mixture all over brisket. Place brisket into the slow cooker. Sprinkle any remaining spice mixture on top.
3
Cover, and cook on Low until brisket is fork-tender, 10 to 12 hours.
4
Transfer brisket to a large bowl. Remove and discard fat from sauce in the slow cooker. Pour 2 cups of sauce from the slow cooker into a saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Dissolve cornstarch in water. Stir into sauce. Cook, stirring often until sauce thickens, 5 to 10 minutes. Meanwhile, shred brisket into small pieces using two forks.
5
Pour thickened sauce and remaining sauce from the slow cooker into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than half full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a kitchen towel. Pulse several times to get sauce moving. Purée until smooth. Transfer the sauce back to the slow cooker. Alternately, use a stick blender directly in the slow cooker.
6
Add shredded brisket to the slow cooker, stirring together until combined. Use tongs to serve beef on potato buns.