Name: Slow Cooker Brisket
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 480 min
Total time: 490 min
Ingredients: 2 lb Beef Brisket, (trimmed); 1 3/4 tsp salt, (divided); 3/4 tsp black pepper, (divided); 2 Tablespoons brown sugar; 2 tsp ground mustard; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp ground ginger; 1/4 tsp ground clove; 1 cup beef stock; 3 Tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar; 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 2 medium onions, (cut into wedges); 4 garlic cloves, (crushed); 2 bay leaves; 1 head cabbage; 1 lb baby carrots; 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter, (melted)

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This savory Slow Cooker Brisket is covered in a dry rub that amplifies the flavor. Juicy and fall-apart tender, this easy slow cooker recipe is a crowd favorite!

Sliced brisket on a white platter, topped with carrots and cabbage.

I've never really thought about cooking a brisket in a slow cooker. I was always taught to smoke your brisket, but then one day I saw all these recipes for slow cooker brisket and I thought to myself...why not? Slow cooking is a lifesaver when it comes to saving time and making easy dinners.

So, I did.

And it was WONDERFUL!

Just like my stuffed cabbage casserole, it's made in the crock pot and it's cooked with cabbage! So next time you plan to slow cook a chicken or a pot roast, try something different and slow cook a brisket. You'll be amazed at the taste and how easy it is.

Best Brisket Rub

The first time I made this recipe was around the holiday season. I wanted to create a brisket rub with some "spice" to it. Not "hot and spicy" type of spice, but fall and winter types of spice. I came up with this brisket dry rub.

Salt
Pepper
Brown Sugar
Ground Mustard
Cinnamon
Ginger
Cloves

White bowl with a mixture of spices, napkin on side.

Sounds deliciously festive, right? It's a perfect fall dinner recipe that's easy to make because you literally set it and forget about it for 6-8 hours in the slow cooker. Here is a full list of ingredients for this easy beef brisket slow cooker recipe.

Ingredients

salt
pepper
brown sugar
ground mustard
ground cinnamon
ground ginger
ground cloves
beef brisket, trimmed
beef stock
apple cider vinegar
Worcestershire sauce
onion
garlic cloves
bay leaves
cabbage
carrots
unsalted butter

Raw brisket, cabbage, onion, carrots, beef stock, apple cider vinegar, garlic and butter on a table, napkin on side.

How to Cook Brisket in a Slow Cooker

Who's ready to jump into making this easy dinner? Here's what you do:

First, combine the salt, pepper, brown sugar, ground mustard, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, and ground clove in a small bowl.
Rub the brisket dry rub over all sides of brisket.

Slab of meat rubbed with a dry rub on a white plate.

Once the rub has been spread evenly, place the brisket in the slow cooker.
Next, add the beef stock, apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, onions, garlic cloves, and bay leaves to the slow cooker.
Then, arrange the cabbage halves over the top.

Crockpot filled with a brisket topped with raw cabbage.

Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Once the beef brisket is tender and falling apart. You'll know it's done when you insert a fork and it easily breaks apart.
Once the beef is done, transfer it to a cutting board.

Cutting Against the Grain

When cutting any type of meat, always cut against the grain. It's important to break those muscle fibers so the meat becomes easier to chew. When the brisket is done, it's going to be super crazy tender and falling apart. When you go to cut against the grain, it should be be easy.

Steamed Carrots

Don't cook the carrots in the slow cooker with the brisket. When the beef brisket is done, pull out a separate pan and steam the carrots with the melted butter and remaining salt and pepper until tender. Serve with the onions, cabbage, and carrots that cooked in the slow cooker. Top it off with the au jus from the slow cooker.

Sliced brisket on a white platter with a side of carrots.

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