Barbecued Brisket

I made this for a party a few weeks ago. With crockpot cooking, I avoided to have the oven turned on for hours. I have actually combined two recipes from allrecipes.com, one for the brisket and another to substitute the barbaque sauce it called for.

Busy Day Barbeque Brisket

Ingredients

1 tablespoon dried thyme leaves *I substituted dried oregano

1 tablespoon paprika

2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper

2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon onion powder *I used a few gloves of garlic and two medium onions

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper *I might use a little less next time

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

3 pounds beef brisket, trimmed of fat

1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring *I did not use that

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

1 1/2 cups barbeque sauce *I used homemade sauce from the same website

Directions

1. Combine thyme, paprika, pepper, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne, and cumin in a small bowl; set aside. Rub brisket all over with liquid smoke, then rub with spice mixture. *I marinated the brisket for 8-10 hours before cooking.


2. Pour Worcestershire and barbeque sauces into a slow cooker; place beef on top. Cover, and cook on LOW 8 to 10 hours, until fork tender.

A Very Popular BBQ Sauce

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups brown sugar

1 1/2 cups ketchup

1/2 cup red wine vinegar *I used white wine vinegar

1/2 cup water

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

2 1/2 tablespoons dry mustard

2 teaspoons paprika

2 teaspoons salt

1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper

2 dashes hot pepper sauce

Directions

In a blender, combine brown sugar, ketchup, vinegar, water and Worcestershire sauce. Season with mustard, paprika, salt, pepper, and hot pepper sauce. Blend until smooth. *I mixed it by hand without a blender and I had no trouble at all.

Was it delicious? Eww - So-so - Okay - Oh yum! - Delicioso
Was it challenging to make? (Easy) 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 (Very hard)
Would I make it again? Oh NO! - We'll see - Maybe - Likely - Absolutely