BBQ Beef Brisket

Ingredients

• WM Meats whole beef brisket
• 1 tbsp olive oil

Rub:

• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 tsp paprika powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp cumin powder
• 3/4 tsp mustard powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper

BBQ Sauce:

• 2 garlic cloves , minced
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 tsp EACH black pepper, onion powder, mustard powder
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

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Method

1. Place Rub in a bowl and mix to combine.
2. Rub all over WM Meats brisket with your hands. If time permits, leave for 30 minutes – 24 hours in the fridge.
3. Combine BBQ Sauce ingredients in a slow cooker. Mix then add the brisket – squish it in if needed.
4. Slow cook in slow cooker for 8 hours (1.5kg) to 10 hours (2 kg).
5. Remove brisket onto a tray.
6. Pour liquid in slow cooker into a saucepan. Bring to simmer over medium high heat and reduce until it thickens to a syrup consistency (it thickens more as it cools).
7. Meanwhile, drizzle brisket with oil then roast in a 200C/390F oven for 15 minutes until brown spots appear. Remove then baste generously with Sauce, then return to oven for 5 minutes.
8. Remove and baste again, then return to oven for 5 – 10 minutes until it caramelises.

TO SERVE: Slice brisket thinly across the grain and serve with remaining BBQ Sauce. This is terrific served as a meal with sides or piled high onto rolls with Coleslaw as sliders.

(Serves 4-6)