Dig into this smokey and sweet Crock Pot Smoked Barbecue Beef Brisket and savor the flavors of a smokey moist and tender beef brisket this weekend.
Slow cooking a brisket in the crock pot is one of the best ways to cook a beef brisket that is moist and tender. The sweet and smokey flavors are perfect and the beef brisket will be so tender.
Serve the bbq brisket for dinner and then make sandwiches the next day with the leftover brisket.
Don't forget those perfect barbecue side recipes.
Crock Pot Smoked Barbecue Beef Brisket makes the perfect summer meal when you include the perfect bbq side dish recipes like homemade coleslaw, garlic potatoes, or my favorite Asparagus Tomato Pasta Salad.
My Best Baked Beans recipe made with canned beans is so good that I have to make a huge tray every time we make this or any other barbecue recipe.
Liquid Smoke
No smoker, no problem. The secret to getting that smokey bbq flavor when slow cooking beef brisket in the crock pot is Liquid Smoke.
Liquid Smoke is a magical seasoning that will take all your favorite crock pot barbecue recipes to the next level.
Liquid Smoke is available in a few different liquid smoke flavors.
Today I used Apple-wood Liquid Smoke to make this Smoked Beef Brisket in the slow cooker.
The apple flavored liquid smoke has a nice mellow smokey flavor that doesn't overpower the flavor of meats.
Choose a liquid smoke flavor that you enjoy. Another good liquid smoke flavor I like to use is mesquite liquid smoke.
We enjoyed smoked barbecue beef brisket sandwiches on fresh boule bread I picked up at the farmers market.
Recipe Prep
- The night before planning to cook: The night before you plan to cook the brisket place the meat into a ziplock bag or a container with a tight-fitting lid. Pour the liquid smoke into the container. Close the container and squash the bag or shake the container so the liquid smoke covers the brisket. Refrigerate overnight.
- Cooking day: Slice the onion with a sharp paring knife and place the slices on the bottom of the slow cooker in a single layer.
- Marinated Brisket: Remove the brisket from the container you marinated it in. Place the meat (fat side up) on top of the sliced onion pieces in the slow cooker. Discard the liquid smoke marinade.
- Season the meat: Sprinkle salt and pepper over the brisket. Spread the minced garlic over the top of the meat and use a silicone spatula to rub the garlic into the top of the meat. Pour the Worcestershire sauce over the top of the meat.
- Slow Cook the brisket: Slow cook the brisket following the directions below.
Slow cooking brisket tips
- Brisket fat cap on or off? The fat cap on a brisket should be left on while cooking. It will help baste the meat as it cooks and will keep the brisket tender. After the brisket has cooked and rested you can remove the thick piece of fat.
- When is a slow cooker bbq brisket done? Use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature of the bbq brisket. The internal temperature should be between 185 F. and 200 F at the thickest part of the brisket.
Ingredients
- 3 lb flat beef brisket
- ¼ - ½ cup liquid smoke
- small onion, sliced
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1 - 2 cups of a sweet barbecue sauce
Directions
- Prep the brisket the night before planning to cook by placing the brisket in a ziplock bag or a container with the ¼ - ½ cup liquid smoke. Place in the refrigerator overnight.
- On the day you plan to cook the brisket place the sliced onion in the bottom of a 7 quart or 8-quart crock pot.
- Drain the liquid smoke from the bag or container and place the brisket fat side up in the slow cooker.
- Season the meat with salt and ground black pepper. Rub the minced garlic over the top of the meat.
- Pour the Worcestershire sauce over the top of the brisket.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours.
- One hour before the brisket is done pour the barbecue sauce over the meat, recover and continue to slow cook for the remaining time.
- Remove the brisket from the crock pot and place it on a platter to rest for about 10 minutes before slicing.
- Slice the brisket against the grain.
- Serve as desired.
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Print the recipe below.
Crock Pot Smoked Barbecue Beef Brisket
Ingredients
- 3 lb flat beef brisket
- ¼ cup liquid smoke
- 1 small small onion sliced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cups barbecue sauce
Instructions
Marinate the brisket
- The night before you plan to cook the brisket place the meat into a ziplock bag or a container with a tight-fitting lid. Pour the liquid smoke into the container. Close the container and squash the bag or shake the container so the liquid smoke covers the brisket. Refrigerate overnight.
Recipe Instructions
- Slice the onion with a sharp paring knife and place the slices in a single layer in the crock of the slow cooker.
- Remove the brisket from the container you marinated it in. Discard the liquid smoke. Place the meat (fat side up) on top of the sliced onion pieces in the slow cooker.
- Sprinkle salt and pepper over the brisket. Spread the minced garlic over the top of the meat and use a silicone spatula to rub the garlic into the top of the meat. Pour the Worcestershire sauce over the top of the meat.
- Pour the Worcestershire sauce over the top of the brisket.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours.
- One hour before the brisket is done brush the barbecue sauce over the meat, recover and continue to slow cook for the remaining time.
- Remove the brisket from the crock pot and place it on a platter to rest for 10 to 15 minutes before slicing.
- Slice the brisket against the grain.
- Serve as desired.
- Makes about 6 servings.
Notes
Slow Cooking Brisket Tips
- Brisket fat cap on or off? The fat cap on a brisket should be left on while cooking. It will help baste the meat as it cooks and will keep the brisket tender. After the brisket has cooked and rested you can remove the thick piece of fat.
- When is a slow cooker bbq brisket done? Use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature of the bbq brisket. The internal temperature should be between 185 F. and 200 F at the thickest part of the brisket.
