Slow Cooked Barbecue Beer Beef

Slow-cooker beef brisket, seasoned with an aromatic spice rub and simmered in beer, ketchup, and Worcestershire, delivers a melt-in-your-mouth meal.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 10 hr 35 mins
• Calories: 374 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup ketchup
• 4 pounds beef brisket
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 4 drops liquid smoke flavoring
• 16 potato buns, or as needed
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup beer
• 0.5 cup brown sugar
• 1.5 teaspoons chili powder
• 0.5 cup white vinegar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place onion and garlic in a large slow cooker. Add ketchup, beer, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and liquid smoke. Set aside.

Step 2

Combine salt, pepper, chili powder, paprika, oregano, and sugar in a bowl. Rub spice mixture all over brisket. Place brisket into the slow cooker. Sprinkle any remaining spice mixture on top.

Step 3

Cover, and cook on Low until brisket is fork-tender, 10 to 12 hours.

Step 4

Transfer brisket to a large bowl. Remove and discard fat from sauce in the slow cooker. Pour 2 cups of sauce from the slow cooker into a saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Dissolve cornstarch in water. Stir into sauce. Cook, stirring often until sauce thickens, 5 to 10 minutes. Meanwhile, shred brisket into small pieces using two forks.

Step 5

Pour thickened sauce and remaining sauce from the slow cooker into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than half full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a kitchen towel. Pulse several times to get sauce moving. Purée until smooth. Transfer the sauce back to the slow cooker. Alternately, use a stick blender directly in the slow cooker.

Step 6

Add shredded brisket to the slow cooker, stirring together until combined. Use tongs to serve beef on potato buns.