Take the bull by the horns and tackle brisket the easy way — in the slow cooker! This tasty pitmaster-inspired recipe packs a flavorful punch without even heating up your kitchen.
Slow-Cooker Texas Beef Brisket
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 8 hr 20 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 12
Ingredients
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup yellow mustard
- 2 tablespoons ground coffee
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 2 tablespoons chopped chipotle chile in adobo sauce
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened baking cocoa
- 4 teaspoons salt
- 3 to 4 lb beef brisket
Instructions
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Step1Spray 5-quart or larger slow cooker with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix brown sugar, mustard, coffee, chili powder, chipotle chile, baking cocoa and 4 teaspoons salt. Spread over brisket. Place in slow cooker. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.
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Step2Transfer brisket to cutting board. Allow to cool slightly. Meanwhile, strain sauce through fine-mesh strainer. Discard solids.
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Step3When cool enough to handle, shred beef using two forks. Discard any remaining fat. Transfer beef and strained liquid back to slow cooker or storage containers.
Nutrition
220
Calories
6g
Total Fat
20g
Protein
20g
Total Carbohydrate
18g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 220
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 10%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 12%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 60mg
- 20%
- Sodium
- 910mg
- 38%
- Potassium
- 250mg
- 7%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 20g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 18g
- Protein
- 20g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 3 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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