Adrienne's Overnight Barbecued Beef Sandwiches

Growing up, my Mom used to make barbecued beef in the crock pot and it always tasted so good. It's definitely comfort food for me. After I got out on my own, I was determined to make barbecue beef just like hers, so I tried lots of recipes and finally came up with one of my own. I was so pleased! I called her to tell her and she laughed. She had always just used a bottle of barbecue sauce! We still laugh about that and now I've had to give her my recipe! HA!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 hr
• Total Time: 10 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 974 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 (3 pound) beef brisket
• 3 drops liquid smoke flavoring
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup water
• 0.5 cup brown sugar
• 0.5 cup white vinegar
• 10 whole-wheat buns

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine the onion, brown sugar, pepper, salt, chili powder, paprika, oregano, garlic, ketchup, water, white vinegar, canola oil, Worcestershire sauce, and liquid smoke in a slow cooker; stir. Lay the beef pieces into the sauce. Cook on LOW for 10 hours.

Step 2

Remove the beef from the sauce, keeping the sauce in the slow cooker, and shred with two forks. Remove 1/4 cup of the sauce from the slow cooker and pour into a bowl. Whisk the cornstarch into the sauce; stir the mixture back into the slow cooker. Add the shredded beef; stir. Serve hot on the whole-wheat buns.