Slow Cooker Essentials Flavorful Spicy Brisket Food

SPICY SMOKED BEEF BRISKET

Steps:

• Bring brisket to room temperature early in the morning, about 1 hour.
• Whisk paprika, salt, sugar, black pepper, chili powder, cumin, garlic, cayenne pepper, and cinnamon for dry rub together in a small bowl. Apply rub liberally to the complete brisket and leave at room temperature while you prepare the smoker.
• Preheat a smoker for indirect heat to 225 to 250 degrees F (107 to 121 degrees F) according to manufacturer's instructions. Add wood chips to the charcoal and place a small cast iron pan of water over the fire.
• Lay brisket, fat-side up, about 8 inches away from the fire and smoke for 1 hour, maintaining the smoker's internal temperature at 200 to 225 degrees F (93 to 107 degrees F). Add 12 to 15 charcoal briquettes, replenish wood chips, and add more water to the pan; smoke for 1 more hour. Wrap brisket in aluminum foil, replenish charcoal, wood chips, and water, and smoke for 1 more hour.
• Meanwhile, mix hot chili sauce, beer, brown sugar, and onion for finishing sauce until well combined. Remove brisket from the smoker and place on a second sheet of aluminum foil. Unwrap brisket, being careful of the hot steam, and pour finishing sauce over the meat. Re-wrap brisket tightly with both pieces of foil and return to the smoker.
• Smoke brisket, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers at least 160 degrees F (71 degrees C), about 1 more hour.
• Remove brisket from the smoker and let it rest in the foil for 45 minutes. To serve, slice it against the grain.

SPICY BBQ SLOW-COOKER BEEF BRISKET

Steps:

• Whisk first 4 ingredients until blended.
• Place vegetables in slow cooker; top with 1/2 cup barbecue sauce mixture and meat. Cover with lid. Cook on LOW 8 to 9 hours. Meanwhile, refrigerate remaining barbecue sauce mixture until ready to use.
• Remove meat from slow cooker; place on cutting board. Cover; let stand 10 min. Meanwhile, use slotted spoon to transfer vegetables to platter. Whisk remaining barbecue sauce mixture into juices in slow cooker. Cook, covered, on HIGH 10 min. or until thickened.
• Cut meat across the grain into thin slices. Add to platter with vegetables. Drizzle with sauce.

CROCK POT BEEF BRISKET WITH BARBECUE FLAVOR

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Trim any excess fat from the beef. Place the brisket in the slow cooker . Cut the beef brisket into 2 or 3 pieces if it is too large to lay flat in the crock pot.
• In a small bowl, combine the 1 1/2 cups of water, ketchup, onion soup mix, Worcestershire sauce, spices, garlic, and pepper; pour over the meat in the slow cooker.
• Cover the pot and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours.
• Remove the brisket to a platter; cover loosely with foil to keep warm.
• Combine the 2 tablespoons of flour with 3 tablespoons of water; mix to make a smooth paste.
• Skim fat from juices* and transfer to a saucepan. Bring to a simmer and then stir in the flour-water paste. Cook on low, stirring, until thickened.
• Serve the brisket sliced with the thickened sauce.
• Enjoy.