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Maple Brown Sugar Beef Brisket Slow Cooker. A rich slow cooker brisket coated in maple, brown sugar, and spices, creating a tender, sweet-savory dish perfect for gatherings.
Place mixture of beef brisket with press brown sugar, and 3 other ingredients into slow cooker and make a savory sweet dish, which I make a meal of.
This 5-ingred maple brown sugar beef brisket in the slow cooker is one of the set-it-and-forget-it meals that I will base our week on.
Servings: 6-8
Ingredients
- Beef brisket, divided of the hard fat → 3-4 lb
- Dark or light brown sugar (packed) → 1 cup
- Pure maple syrup → 1/2 cup
- Low-sodium soy sauce → 1/4 cup
- Dijon mustard → 1 tablespoon
Maple Brown Sugar Beef Brisket Slow Cooker
Maple Brown Sugar Beef Brisket: Directions
- Put the slow cooker crock on a heavy surface, such as a tan granite or other kitchen countertop. Dry the beef brisket using paper towels and place it in the slow cooker in a flat position with the fat side up in case the beef brisket has a fat cap.
- In a medium bowl, combine the brown sugar, maple syrup, soy sauce and Dijon mustard until a grainy mixture is achieved. It must be paste able, but not fluid.
- Spoon on the mixture of brown sugar onto the top of the raw brisket using clean hands. Move the mixture firmly all the way up and down the meat, and all the way along and across so that it covers the surface in a very generous layer. In case any mixture slips on the sides, push it down onto the brisket or under it.
- Replace with the lid of the slow cooker. Cook on LOW, 8 to 10 hours, or on HIGH, 4 to 5 hours, until the brisket is considerably soft and can be pulled to pieces using a fork.
- When cooked, place the brisket on a cutting board with a lot of care. Allow to rest a half an hour, to separate out the juices, then cut across the grain, in thin slices, or, by two forks, should you wish.
- As the brisket cooks, remove all the excess fat on the top of the cooking juices in the slow cooker. To make the sauce thicker, quickly reducing the juices by simmering in a small sauce pan on cooker.
- Put the sliced/shredded brisket back into the slow cooker and pour some of the maple brown sugar sauce over it. Continue to heat until serving isn’t required and serve with additional sauce in a spoon on top of each serving.
Variations & Tips
To make it less sweet to the picky eaters, reduce the level of brown sugar to 3/4 cup and include an extra teaspoon of Dijon mustard to add some tang. When your family prefers some smoky taste, pour in 1/2 teaspoon of smoked paprika or a few drops of liquid smoke to the mixture of brown sugar and press it onto the brisket. In case it is a mild kick, add 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper or a pinch of red pepper flakes. The same brown sugar mixture can be used with a smaller 2 to 2 1/2 lb brisket, however, you will need to cut down on cooking time by approximately an hour and begin to check on the tenderness early. In order to render it gluten-free, want a certified gluten-free soy sauce or tamari. You can freeze brisket meat for later. Cut it into pieces or shred it, then mix it with a little sauce. Put it in a bag and lay it flat in the freezer. When you need a quick meal on a busy day, just heat it up and eat.
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