Brisket in the Crockpot

One of my daughter's favorite meats is a brisket. She has loved brisket since she was a young child. When I was growing up, my mother used to make brisket in the oven, throwing a little bit of this and a little bit of that into the pot. While my daughter loved the end result it was near impossible for me to duplicate the recipe.

Today, when I make a brisket I almost always use my crockpot. A brisket is a cut of meat that needs to cook for several hours anyway, so why not cook it in the crockpot where it will stay moist and absorb all of the flavors I add in?

One of the sauces I create involves ketchup, Worchestshire sauce and onion soup mix. I mix them all together and then instead of adding water, I add either Coke or 7-Up, depending on what I have in the house. Adding the soda adds a bit of a sweet taste to the ketchup mixture. I place the meat on the bottom and then add the sauces on top. I then set the crockpot on low and cook up to eight hours.

Another recipe I love is a cranberry brisket. This recipe requires a little prep work before you can put the ingredients into the crockpot. Sautee two onions chopped, two stalks of celery chopped, two carrots chopped and four cloves of garlic minced. Once soft, add in one can of whole berry cranberry sauce. Mix and remove from heat. Depending on the size of my brisket, I'll sometimes brown the brisket before putting it into the crockpot. If the brisket is small in size, about 3 pounds or less, I'll skip the browning process. Place the brisket in the crockpot, add the sauce and then set on low for up to eight hours.

Both of these recipes are great when I'm working a full day. I plug in the crockpot before leaving and the meat is tender and ready when I get home from work. We serve the brisket with either rice or potatoes and a hot vegetable. This makes a great meal that is very simple to prepare.

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