Crockpot Barbecue Beef Brisket

Today I am using the other half of a beef brisket I had in my freezer.

Onion should be on bottom of crockpot first.  Brisket on top of the onion.

I made this recipe my own by taking a few ingredients from two recipes.  It’s delicious!

Ingredients:

3  to 4 lb.  Beef brisket 

1 small onion sliced thick

Sauce

1 Tablespoon brown sugar

2 T paprika 

1  Tablespoon chili powder

1 Tablespoons cumin

2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon pepper

1 Tablespoon Worshireshire sauce

1 cup Barbecue sauce

1/2 cup water 

  Mix all sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Set aside.

Place sliced onion on bottom.  Place fat side up beef brisket on top of onion..  Mine was trimmed but did have some fat exposed.

  

Top with sauce.

Cook high 5 hours

Low 8 to 10 hours

Shred and serve.  Top with remaining sauce. I strained the sauce before adding it to the Brisket.

I think the paprika gave this a slight bite which complimented the rest of the ingredients.  Slightly sweet but not overly sweet.  Perfect imo.

Delicious!

Served Over mashed potatoes and a side of sweet corn.

L

Crockpot Thai sweet sauce Brisket

What is brisket? A cut of beef that needs to be cooked slowly to break down the connective tissues. The unique thing about this cut of beef is that it can be slow cooked so it’s fork tender, yet is still sliceable. It also has a better beefy flavour compared to other slow cooking beef cuts like chuck.

This is my recipe for Beef Brisket my way.

Incidentally I decided I wanted to try a beef Brisket since I had never attempted to make one.  My next thought was where to buy one that was about 3 lbs.

I went to Costco and realized that they only had huge ones (6# was smallest)  so in order to buy one I had to have a plan.

Not only was I spending imo a considerable amount of money for a brisket I had to decide how I’d prepare one.

First things first.  I bought a trimmed brisket. Less work!    It  Made sense.  I cut the brisket in half.  So I wrapped well and froze the other half.  

On to my recipe for the half that I didn’t freeze.   This is what I came up with.  Oh by the way I bought this!!! At Costco while browsing  so I now had my plan on how I was making my Beef brisket.

 

• 1 (3 pound) beef brisket, trimmed of fat 

• salt and pepper to taste( approximately )  1/2 tsp. each

• 1  1/2 cups Thai sweet chili

  1  1/2 cups Beef broth

• 1 tsp. Onion powder 

  1  tsp. Garlic powder 

  
  

  Place seasoned brisket in crockpot. In  a bowl place sauce and broth and Whisk to combine.  Add mixture to top of brisket .

  Cook on low 6 to 8 hours. Allow to rest 10 minutes and slice.  Top with sauce.

  
  

  Enjoy!

  
  

  Happy new cooking adventure for me!

  
  

  
  
  
  

  
  

Lasagna sauce

Let’s make some hearty lasagna sauce today.  

Today it’s a little different than I usually do because I used bulk sausage more than I usually do in a red sauce recipe.

My typical ***meat sauce is usually a  combination of ground beef and pork.

Note:  I used what I had in my pantry today.  It is delicious!

1 -28 oz. red pack crushed tomatoes 

1 -28 oz.. Hunts tomato purée  large 

1 - 28oz. Happy Harvest crushed tomatoes ( Aldi brand)

1 -15 oz. Hunts sauce 

1 - 4 oz. small Happy Harvest tomato paste

3 minced garlic cloves

4 fresh basil leaves

I lb. Bulk ground sweet Italian sausage

1/2 lb.  Bulk ground Hot Italian sausage

1 lb.  Ground Chuck 

To assemble lasagna you will need:

A 13 x9 inch casserole dish

Fresh above sauce 

1-15 oz. Whole milk Ricotta

1-egg beaten

Shredded or sliced mozzarella cheese

Pecorino Romano cheese for top.

I package Barilla no boil lasagna pasta 

Here’s my baked lasagna

Fresh garlic and basil.  3 or 4 minced garlic.  3 large basil leaves.

I fried the ground (bulk) meat in olive oil while breaking it apart.  Added the garlic and then added  the sautéed  ground mixture it my crockpot with fresh basil.  Cooked on high for 2 hours.  Then low for 2hours. Delicious! 

Enjoy!

****Note:  this recipe can be made on top of the stove in a large Dutch oven making sure to stir often so it won’t stick to pan. Cover slightly with a lid.

Crockpot country style ribs, my way

I decided to try my own recipe for my country style boneless spareribs and we were very pleased..

Approximately I lb.  Boneless style country style spareribs 

1/2 cup Sweet Baby Rays Barbecue sauce

1/2 cup regular Gingerale 

Brown ribs on cookie sheet in oven at 425 for about 10 minutes

In your crockpot on high,  add sauce and gingerale.  Stir to combine. Place browned spareribs making sure ribs are covered with sauce mixture.. Add more gingerale if necessary.  

I cooked on high for 2 hours and then 2hours on low.  Pulled apart ribs with two forks . Easy to shred.  So tender!

Cook 4 to 6 hours depending on desired cooking temperature.

Pile on roll adding some sauce!  Add French fries as a side.  Cole slaw would have been nice but I didn’t have the ingredients for it.

Enjoy!

Crockpot rice pudding

An old favorite that my mom made long ago.  She would stand over the stove for more than a hour making creamy rice pudding.  I decided to try her  recipe in the crockpot.  Creamy and delicious and I didn’t have to stand over the stove for an hour or better.  Great solution to those who want a hands free option.

Enjoy!

3/4 cup pudding rice (Arborio)

1/2 cup Sugar

4 cups whole milk

2T butter

Pinch salt 

Pinch cinnamon

Place all ingredients in your crockpot. Stir well.  Set temperature to high.  I stir again after and hour and cook approximately 1 to 1/2 hours. Check after 1 hour and stir.

Note:  if it thickens too much add some milk and stir.

Easy cabbage

Repeat performance!

This time I sautéed meat and onion first in pan and then continued in crockpot on low about 4 hours.


I was up early and seem to be moving at a good pace so here’s what’s for dinner in my crockpot.

1 lb. ground lean pork ( you can use beef)
1 whole sweet onion sliced thin
1/2 head cabbage sliced thin.
Salt and pepper.
1-8 oz. can tomato sauce

In a medium pan place 2 tablespoons vegetable oil.  Add ingredients(except  tomato sauce) and brown slightly.  After pork is browned place in crockpot. Place sliced cabbage over pork and then tomato sauce.  Cook on low 4 to 6 hours

I use pork because my grandmother used pork as my mother.  It’s basically piggies in the blanket or stuffed cabbage done in the crockpot.

Delicious!  I ate my dinner as shown.  *** for my hubby I  cooked a small amount of rice and topped it with the cabbage.  Optional:  fresh bread and butter to dip it the delicious flavored juice.

Enjoy!