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Savory Summer Delights: Slow-Cooked Brisket Sandwiches

Transforming Tough to Tender

A mouthwatering slow-cooked brisket recipe is just what you need to spice up your summer gatherings. By combining the perfect blend of spices and a sweet-savory sauce, you’ll transform a tough cut of beef into tender, juicy morsels of barbecue goodness.

The Magic of Slow Cooking

This recipe is all about low and slow cooking, allowing the flavors to meld together and the meat to become tender and fall-apart delicious. With just 10 hours of gentle cooking, you’ll be rewarded with a flavorful brisket that’s perfect for sandwiches.

Spice Up Your Life

To give your brisket a boost of flavor, mix together a blend of chili powder, cumin, brown sugar, cayenne, and garlic. Rub this spice blend all over the beef, making sure to coat it evenly.

Sweet-Savory Sauce

The barbecue sauce is the perfect complement to the spicy brisket. Made with ketchup, brown sugar, water, yellow onion, cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, chipotle peppers, garlic powder, and black pepper, this sauce is a game-changer. Simply combine all the ingredients in a slow cooker and let it simmer away.

Assemble and Serve

Once the brisket is cooked, slice or shred it and toss it with the sweet-savory sauce. Serve it on a bun with a side of creamy ranch-style pinto beans for a satisfying summer meal.

Recipe Details

Yield: 6 servings
Difficulty: Easy
Total Time: 10 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients

For the Barbecue Sauce:

• 1 1/2 cups ketchup
• 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup finely chopped yellow onion
• 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 chipotles in adobo sauce, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

For the Brisket:

• 1/4 cup paprika
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon packed dark brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt, plus more as needed
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more as needed
• 1 (5-pound) beef brisket

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Combine the barbecue sauce ingredients in a 3-quart or larger slow cooker and stir to combine.
2. Mix the measured brisket ingredients except the brisket in a medium bowl and stir to combine.
3. Cut the brisket in half widthwise and coat it evenly with the spice rub.
4. Place the brisket pieces in the slow cooker, cover, and cook on low for 10 hours.
5. Transfer the brisket to a clean cutting board and pour the barbecue sauce into a medium heatproof bowl.
6. Remove excess fat from the brisket and discard it.
7. Slice the meat against the grain into 1/4-inch-thick pieces and return it to the slow cooker.
8. Skim and discard the fat from the surface of the barbecue sauce and return it to the slow cooker.
9. Stir gently to combine the sauce with the meat and season with salt and pepper as needed.