Down here in Texas we love us some BBQ! Brisket is a great cut of meat, usually it needs to smoke low and slow in the pit, but not for this recipe. Made in the slow cooker. So good, it'll fool even the best barbecue aficionado. Ok, maybe not Bobby Flay, but you get my drift! No one even has to know this was made in your slow cooker, make everyone think you worked really hard at it, I won't tell, its our little secret!
This recipe is pretty flexible, meaning whatever size brisket you can fit snugly into your crockpot will work. We usually buy a huge brisket when on sale and cut it down to fit our crockpot. That way we have several dinners for a pretty cheap price. Here's the original recipe Barbecue Brisket
Pretty simple recipe, but packed with lots of flavor and tender as can be! I have added a few things that really help this recipe out. Hope you enjoy!
Ingredients:
3-8 Pound Brisket trimmed of fat, leave some on for flavor
2 Tablespoons Dark Brown Sugar
2 Teaspoons Black Pepper
1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
1 Teaspoon Seasoned Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Onion Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Dry Mustard
2 Teaspoons Worchestershire Sauce
2 Teaspoons Liquid Smoke
1-1 3/4 Cup Barbecue Sauce of choice, preferably an unsweet one
The night before you plan to cook this you'll need to prepare a marinade sauce and let it marinade overnight.
In a medium sized bowl combine brown sugar, pepper, garlic powder, seasoned salt, onion powder and dry mustard. Mix. Add worchestershire and liquid smoke. Mix. Add barbecue sauce, depending on the size of brisket. Mix well. Place brisket into a large bowl. Spoon sauce over the whole brisket, turning to get complete coverage. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
In the morning place brisket into slow cooker. Spoon any sauce thats left in the bowl onto the brisket. Turn slow cooker to low and cook for 8 hours.
After the 8 hours are up, remove brisket carefully from crock. Using a large spoon, collect all that delicious brisket sauce leftover in crock into a medium sized bowl. Place brisket back into crock and cook for another hour on high. This is what gives it a nice crust.
Let the brisket sauce cool down and skim as much grease from the top that you can. Once brisket is done, transfer to a large plate. Let cool for a good 15-20 minutes. Using a sharp carving knife, slice brisket against the grain. Give that brisket sauce a good stir and drizzle onto cut brisket. We also like to serve the sauce on the side.
The sauce is the boss!
So tender!
Kid Friendly Tater Salad
Whats BBQ without some tater salad on the side? I make several potato salads, but this recipe is one of the top favorites with kids and adults alike! Inspired by one of my dear friends that was kind enough to make it for me one day. I haven't changed much of her recipe!
Simple flavors that come together and make ya say, WOW! Red potatoes, mayo, boiled egg, crumbled bacon and lots of onion powder! Its really good!
Ingredients:
5-6 Medium Size Red Potatoes
1/2- 3/4 Cup Real Mayonnaise
2 Large Eggs
6 Slices of Bacon
2 Teaspoons Onion Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1/4 Teaspoon Pepper
If your making this with the brisket, to save time, you can make this the night before or make it a couple of hours before brisket will be done. This recipe can easily be doubled if cooking for a large crowd.
Wash potatoes. You can either peel potatoes or leave the skin on. Slice potatoes fairly evenly, refer to photo. Add to large pot and fill with cold water. Add eggs on top of potatoes, making sure they are fully submerged in the water. Cook on medium high heat until potatoes are fork tender, meaning poke a slice with a fork and if it breaks easily in half, potatoes are done. Don't overcook, you don't want mashed potatoes here! Cook time will be around a half hour.
While potatoes are cooking, fry bacon until its nice and crispy. Set aside. Once potatoes are cooked, Remove eggs with large spoon, place in bowl of cool water. Drain potatoes and add to a large bowl. Add onion powder, salt and pepper. Let sit until potatoes are cooled down. I like to carefully toss them ever so often to help with the cooling process.
Once cooled, add 1/2 cup mayo, please don't sub mayo with miracle whip, it's too tangy for this recipe. Mix well, but try to be careful not to mash the potatoes.Some will get mashed while mixing the salad but you want to make sure you have chunks in there too. If you find the salad is to dry increase mayo by a 1/4 cup. Rinse off, peel and dice up eggs. Add to potato mixture. Crumble 3 pieces of cooked bacon into potatoes. Mix gently. Smooth out top of potatoes. Crumble remaining bacon and sprinkle on top of salad.
For Brisket:
Add dry seasonings to medium bowl
Mix dry seasonings
Add worchestershire and liquid smoke
Add barbecue sauce
Cover brisket with sauce
Until well coated, marinate overnight
Add to crockpot in the morning, cook 8 hours
Remove from crockpot
Spoon out juice from brisket
Place brisket back into crockpot, cook 1 hour on high
Drain off grease that has settled at top
Using a ladled spoon works well
Finished brisket sauce, always stir before serving
Now doesn't that hunk of meat look delicious?
Slice against grain turning brisket if needed
Now, onto the tater salad!
You need 5-6 medium size red potatoes
Slice like this
After placing potatoes in pot with water place eggs on top, making sure they are submerged
Cook potatoes until fork tender
Place eggs into a bowl of cool water before draining potatoes
Add onion powder, salt and pepper
Add 1/2 cup mayo and mix
Add diced eggs and half of crumbled bacon, stir
Smooth off top
Add remaining crumbled bacon
So good, you'll feel like your in Texas! We served this with some ranch style beans.
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