Slow Cooker BBQ Brisket

Slow Cooker BBQ Brisket

310 min
469 kcal / serving

Slow cooker BBQ brisket is a delicious set-it-and-forget-it recipe that delivers flavor with minimal effort. Beef brisket cooks low and slow with your favorite BBQ sauce and a simple rub. The result is a mouthwatering dish that’s perfect any day of the week. Instructions to make this tasy BBQ brisket in the Instant Pot are also included.

Ingredients

  • 3 poundsbrisket, fat trimmed
  • ¼ cupbbq rub (see below for homemade)
  • 2 cupsbbq sauce
  • 1 cuplow-sodium beef broth
  • 1 tablespoonoil (for instant pot only)
  • 4 teaspoonspaprika
  • 2 teaspoonsgarlic powder
  • 2 teaspoonsonion powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoonssalt (or more)
  • 1 teaspoonpepper
  • ½ teaspoonoregano
  • ½ teaspooncayenne

Directions

  1. 1

    In a small bowl, mix together the homemade BBQ rub ingredients until well blended. Gently spray with canola oil aerosol, and rub the seasonings all over the brisket until evenly covered. Heat up 2 tablespoons of oil in the instant pot and sear each side of the brisket for two minutes and remove.

  2. 2

    Pour broth into the slow cooker and deglaze the pot.

  3. 3

    Add the prepared brisket back in, fat side up.

  4. 4

    Pour BBQ sauce on top of the brisket.

  5. 5

    Cook HIGH 4-5 hours, LOW 8-10.

  6. 6

    Remove brisket from the slow cooker. Either cut against the grain or shred the meat. Return the brisket to the slow cooker until ready to serve.