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Make the best slow cooker beef brisket right in your crockpot. This set-it-and-forget-it slow cooker recipe is my favorite! This meat is even perfect to serve on game day with slider buns and makes for an easy meal.

During the hot summer months, I use my slow cooker a lot! It's too hot to turn on the stove, and I don't want to stand in the heat at the grill. My solution? Cooking my whole meal in the slow cooker. My newest recipe is a delicious slow cooker beef brisket that makes the best barbecue beef sandwiches on the planet.

How to Make a Great Slow-Cooker Beef Brisket

Brisket can be a tricky cut of beef to cook. Most of the time, you find it being roasted on a smoker. because it is a tough cut of meat and must be cooked in low heat and slow for several hours.

Cooking beef brisket doesn't have to be hard, especially when you cook it in the oven or your slow cooker. Cooking it low and slow helps break down the connective tissues and makes it so tender you can just shred it with a fork.

Start with a 3 or 4-pound brisket. It can be frozen straight from the freezer or thawed out. Place brisket in the slow cooker fat side down and top with your favorite BBQ seasoning. For extra flavor, you could lay sliced onions down on the bottom before placing the brisket inside. For a little sweet flavor, sprinkle on a little brown sugar when you top with your favorite seasoning blend.

Add barbecue sauce on top. I make mine homemade, but you can use any store-bought kind. This is the best way to make brisket from the comfort of your own home. Making it in the slow cooker gives it enough time to break down a lot of connective tissue. This will ensure a very tender bite of meat.

You can also cut the brisket into small pieces which will help it cook faster. I don't do that because I like cooking the whole piece at once.

Add about 1/2 cup of water to the bottom of your slow cooker. You could also add beef broth instead with a couple of tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce or soy sauce. Sprinkle on the BBQ dry rub. Place the lid on and slow cook for 8 to q10 hours or on high heat for 6. You should be able to take a fork and shred the bbq beef brisket without any effort. The long cooking time ensures tender beef.

Serving this Slow Cooker Brisket Recipe

Shred in the slow cooker and mix with the water. The seasoning will have made the water flavored so it will add extra juice and flavor to the meat.

Place the brioche buns on a plate and top with brisket. Add the homemade BBQ sauce, and then serve with a side of creamy coleslaw or potato salad. If you are adventurous, top those brisket sandwiches with coleslaw! This is one of my favorite ways to eat this sandwich.

I also like to serve these sandwiches with a side dish of my Blistered Green Beans.

You can make the sandwiches ahead of time and wrap them in aluminum foil. Warm them in a 300-degree oven for 10 minutes right before serving.

Storing Leftovers

If you have any leftover brisket, store it in an airtight container and place it in the fridge. I like to top mine with extra homemade bbq sauce so that it is extra saucy the next day. The meat should be fine to use for up to a week. You can also store it in a bowl covered in plastic wrap.

Love Slow Cooker Meals? Check out these other recipes

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• Best Ever Slow Cooker Beef Stew
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