by Diana Rattray
Slow cooker beef brisket makes an excellent meal with mashed potatoes and your favorite vegetables, or serve the beef with coleslaw and baked beans.
This version includes a hearty homemade beer barbecue sauce with liquid smoke for smoked flavor.
For sandwiches, cook the brisket until it is tender enough to shred; serve it on toasted buns with coleslaw and pickles.
What To Do With Leftover Brisket
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
- Repurpose leftover brisket in sandwiches, on pizza, in mac and cheese, in soups and salads, or add it to baked beans.
- To freeze leftover brisket, let it cool completely. Place it in airtight containers or freezer bags and label with the name and date. Freeze it for up to 3 months for best texture and flavor.
Slow Cooker Beef Brisket
Try this mouthwatering slow cooker beef brisket recipe with a homemade beer barbecue sauce. Perfect for sandwiches, baked beans, or a hearty dinner with your favorite side dishes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 hours
- Total Time: 5 hours 10 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Beef
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 large onion, quartered and sliced
- 1 beef brisket, about 4 pounds, trimmed
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3/4 cup beer
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons liquid smoke
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar, packed
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons flour whisked into 2 to 3 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Put onions into the crockery insert of a slow cooker. Cut the brisket into 2 or 3 pieces and place it on the onions. Sprinkle with the pepper.
- Combine the beer, ketchup, liquid smoke, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, and garlic; pour over the meat. Cover and cook on high for 4 to 6 hours, or cook on low for 8 to 10 hours.
- Remove the beef to a serving platter.
- Add the flour-water mixture to the juices in the slow cooker. Cook, uncovered, on high for about 5 to 8 minutes or until thickened.
- Serve the brisket sliced with the thickened sauce.
