Slow-Cooker BBQ Beef Brisket

Name: Slow-Cooker BBQ Beef Brisket
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Ingredients: 1/2 cup, packed dark brown sugar; 2 tablespoons, minced chipotle chiles in adobo sauce; 1 tablespoon, ground cumin; 1 tablespoon, paprika; 1 teaspoon, salt; 2 teaspoons, pepper; 1 , (4- to 5-pound) brisket roast, fat trimmed to 1/4 inch thick and scored lightly; 3 tablespoons, vegetable oil; 1 , onion, chopped fine; 2 tablespoons, tomato paste; 1 tablespoon, chili powder; 1 tablespoon, minced chipotle chiles in adobo sauce; 2 , garlic cloves, minced; 1/2 cup, water; 1/4 cup, ketchup; 1 tablespoon, cider vinegar; 1/4 teaspoon, liquid smoke

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2009, Cook's Country TV

Main Courses

Beef

Slow Cooker

Barbecued brisket should be tender and moist, with a deep brown crust and robust spice and smoke flavor. While this is a hard enough dish to pull off on the grill, we knew we could translate the recipe for the slow cooker.

SERVES8 to 10

TIME7 to 8 hours on high, or 10 to 12 hours on low, plus 1 hour marinating

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

A simple rub—salt, pepper, brown sugar, cumin, chipotle chiles, and paprika—imparted smoky, spicy flavor to our Slow Cooker BBQ Beef Brisket. To allow the flavors to permeate, we lightly scored the fat on the brisket before rubbing. To mini...

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