This BBQ Beef Brisket recipe makes the most tender and flavorful brisket as it slow cooks all day! It’s the only brisket recipe you’ll ever need!
I’m starting to call my ‘crock pot’ recipes now ‘slow cooker’ recipes. I learned in a blog workshop I went to that “Crock Pot” is a product name so I shouldn’t use it in my recipe titles. I have always called my slow cookers “crock pots” (and all my slow cookers are the Crock Pot brand) so this is new for me. haha. Just FYI.
I am SO excited to share this recipe today. This Slow Cooker BBQ Beef Brisket is one you need to make immediately, my friends. Tender and flavorful beef that slow cooks all day. It is incredibly easy and incredibly delicious!
There are a lot of different ways you could serve this wonderful beef. Make it with nachos, tacos, sandwiches. You could also serve it with sides of baked beans and cornbread. Yum. Just thinking about all the options is making me hungry. 🙂
We went the sandwich route and man was it good!
Slow Cooker BBQ Beef Brisket
Ingredients
- 2 to 3 pounds beef brisket
- 1 Tablespoon dried thyme leaves
- 1 Tablespoon paprika
- 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 cup water
- 1 ½ teaspoons liquid smoke flavoring
- 3 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 bottle (18 ounces) barbecue sauce
Instructions
- Combine the thyme, paprika, pepper, salt, onion powder, garlic powder and cumin in a small bowl.
- Rub spice mixture all over the top of the brisket.
- Pour 1 cup water in the bottom of a large 7 quart slow cooker. Place spice covered brisket in the water. Pour the liquid smoke and Worcestershire sauce over top of brisket. Cover with lid and cook on Low heat for 8 to 10 hours.
- Once done cooking, carefully remove brisket to a large platter. Remove fat from bottom of brisket. It should easily skim right off. Discard fat. Shred brisket.
- Carefully (it will be hot!) pour whats left of water out of slow cooker.
- Place shredded brisket back in slow cooker and pour barbecue sauce all over the top. Gently stir. Cover with lid and cook another 30 minutes or until sauce is heated through.
- Serve brisket warm and enjoy!
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Glad you liked it – it is one of our family favorites.
We just LOVED it Sandra! It was amazing 🙂
Do you have a favorite barbecue sauce for this recipe?
I love Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce. It’s the only bbq sauce I buy 🙂
Can I skip the liquid smoke?
Yes you can!
I’m in Australia, what is liquid smoke?
leann, i’m also from oz. put simply its a liquid that tastes like smoke. it saves you from having to smoke the meat and is used in small quantities because its super strong. you could probably find it from a supermarket but DEFINITELY from a bbq’s galore.
What can I replace the Worschestire with? I don’t like it’s flavor & I find it’s way too salty for my taste. Also, can I replace liquid smoke with smoked salt & omit the 2 tsp salt? Thanks in advance!
You can just leave out the Worcestershire and not replace it. It will still taste great!
Recipes are mouth watering-I’m going to try it
How many does it serve ?
It depends on how many pounds of brisket you cook. For 3 pounds I would say it serves anywhere from 6 to 8.
In the picture it looks like you put the brisket in foil; but I doesn’t say anything about that. Am I wrong?
It’s not foil, that’s the water under the brisket
This was amazing I actually used a pork shoulder (Boston butt), and want a great change from the regular BBQ we have here in the south. IT actually tasted more like beef BBQ. It is my new go-to.
May 31, 2018 at 4:03 pm
I made this for dinner last night and it was sensational. My wife, mother in law, 3 year old and 1 year old loved it.
I slow cooked almost 5 lbs in 8.5 hours and it was perfect. Love the recipe. Thank you!
Did you double the spices and everything?
Hi!, can I use this recipe with Pork?
Hi Valentina. I have not tried it with pork myself, but I think it would work!
This was an amazing Brisket recipe ! It was even better the next day when we made omeletTEs in the morning.
i TRIED OUT YOUR RECIPE WITH EYE OF ROUND BEEF ROAST ABOUT 5LBS, AND IT TURNED OUT AMAZING!
i COOKED IT FOR ABOUT 8-9 HRS ON LOW AND AFTER REMOVING FROM THE SLOW COOKER AND REMOVING FAT AND SHREDDING, I RETURNED IT TO THE CROCK POT WITH THE BBQ SAUCE AND ENOUGH OF THE GRAVY I HAD EXTRACTED TO KEEP IT MOIST.
sERVED ON FRESH ROLLS WITH SLICED ONION AND SMOKED OR OLD CHEDDAR….. TO DIE FOR!!!!!!!
tHANK YOU!!!
I was wondering if it sits in the water while cooking or did you put it on a rack or In foil?
I saw that someone asked this question but did not see a reply.
Cristy, it just sits in the water. No need for a rack 🙂
It sits in the juice as it cooks. I poured the juice when done into a saucepan with a bit of cornstarch for a medium-thin gravy.
This was amazing! The best recipe ive had!
Which liquid smoke Flavouring do you use?
I like to buy the Colgin brand of Liquid Smoke. I can find it at Walmart and most other grocery stores 🙂
i made your recipes and WOW!!! it was amazing thank you so much.
Do you need the bbq sauce at the end?
I highly recommend the bbq sauce. It gives the brisket lots of flavor and moisture. 🙂
Can you use frozen brisket or should it be thawed?
I recommend thawed
How many does this Serve?
It depends on how many pounds of brisket you cook. If you do the full 3 pounds I would say about 8 servings.
AmazinG! I was not a brisket fan…now i am!
When you say ‘over’ the water do you mean that the beef should be on a rack in the slow cooker not touching the water in the bottom?
No it does not need to be on a rack in the slow cooker. You just place the brisket right in the water 🙂
Lovely brIsket recipe
What cut of brisket do you use…point or flat?
Hi Betty! I like to use the flat cuts of brisket. 🙂
Was wondering what size crock pot you used? It could be very helpful if you put the size in the recipe so we can achieve the same amazing results.
Hi Aaron, I use a large 7 quart crock pot for this recipe.
Throughout the years, I have had a tough relationship with beef brisket…until now. After cooking the brisket all different ways, including smoking, I think this slow cooker recipe is the one for me. It’s easy and versatile. For the first night, I made birria ramen. For the next night, I can see Birria tacos. Because I cooked the meat through the night, my family snacked on the meat while it was cooling. Who can blame them? It was so good.
Can it be frozen? Or do you think it should be defr
I don’t like to cook frozen meat in the slow cooker, so I suggest it be fully thawed first 🙂
I was raised in the south. We called this winter brisket, and Traditionally it was cooked in the oven all day. I enjoyed seeing it adapted for small Cut of brisket for the CROCK-POT. If cooking in an oven the brisket is wrapped in foil and cooked all day.