How to Make Slow Cooked Barbecue Beer Beef - A Step-by-Step Guide

Slow Cooked Barbecue Beer Beef is a delicious and savory dish that combines the rich flavors of beef, barbecue sauce, and beer into a mouthwatering meal. This recipe is perfect for those days when you want a hearty and comforting dish that requires minimal effort and yields maximum flavor. With just a few simple ingredients and a slow cooker, you can create a meal that will have your family and friends asking for seconds.

The key to this recipe is the slow cooking process, which allow...

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Ingredients

  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • ½ cup beer
  • ½ cup white vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 4 drops liquid smoke flavoring
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 ½ teaspoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 4 pounds beef brisket
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 16 potato buns, or as needed

Information

  • Prep Time: 25 mins
  • Cook Time: 10 hrs 10 mins
  • Total Time: 10 hrs 35 mins
  • Servings: 16
  • Yield: 16 servings

  • Place the onion and garlic into a large slow cooker. Pour in the ketchup, beer, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and liquid smoke; set aside. Combine the salt, pepper, chili powder, paprika, oregano, and brown sugar until evenly blended. Rub the spice mixture all over the beef brisket. Place the brisket into the slow cooker. Sprinkle the remaining spice mixture over top.
  • Cover, and cook on Low until the beef is easily shredded with two forks, 10 to 12 hours.
  • Remove the beef from the slow cooker, and place into a large bowl. Ladle the fat from the remaining sauce in the slow cooker and discard. Pour about 2 cups of the sauce from the slow cooker into a saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Dissolve the cornstarch in the water, and stir into the simmering sauce. Cook and stir 5 to 10 minutes until the sauce has thickened. Meanwhile, shred the meat into small pieces using two forks.
  • Pour the thickened sauce and remaining sauce from the slow cooker into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel, and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree in batches until smooth and pour into a clean pot. Alternately, you can use a stick blender and puree the sauce right in the slow cooker.
  • Stir the shredded beef and pureed sauce together in the slow cooker. Use tongs to serve the beef on the potato buns.
  • Nutrition

    374 cal.

    • Total Fat: 19g
    • Saturated Fat: 7g
    • Cholesterol: 47mg
    • Sodium: 494mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 35g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Total Sugars: 11g
    • Protein: 15g
    • Vitamin C: 4mg
    • Calcium: 20mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 219mg