BBQ Beef Brisket

Submitted by Jarrah King

BBQ Beef Brisket

4.58 from 7 votes
Serving: 4
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 15 minutes

Ingredients
 

  • 1kg beef brisket

Marinade/rub

  • 2tsp smoked paprika
  • 2tsp garlic
  • 1tsp thyme
  • 1tsp parsley
  • 1tsp mustard powder - paste is fine also
  • Pinch of cayenne pepper

Sauce

  • 1/3 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 2 tsp garlic
  • 1 tsp brown sugar
  • 2 tsp smoke paprika
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 1 cup beef stock
  • 2 cups BBQ sauce (master foods rib BBQ sauce)
  • Season with pepper

Instructions
 

  • Marinate the brisket with rub ingredients listed above for at least 30 mins.
  • Place in slow cooker with the ingredients to make the sauce and cook for 6/8 hours on low.
  • You can serve with fresh salad, in tacos with coleslaw or with new potatoes and seasonal vegetables
Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central

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32 Comments

  1. I made this last night- esy cheap and delicious! A new favourite in my house!

  2. Sharni Krygger July 5, 2016

    I cooked this for dinner tonight and it was great-cooked for 7 hours on low and used the meat to make wraps! (Salad,cheese, tortillas ect) used sour cream as a sauce in the wraps. I think it would do really well with a squeeze or 2 of fresh lime juice and maybe some zest. Very cheap and tastes amazing.

  3. Karen Stuckings October 2, 2016

    Made this for the first time tonight. The smell drove us crazy all day and it didn’t disappoint when meal time came around. Heaps of rice sauce so we shredded the brisket and mixed through

  4. I made this recipe with a rolled beef brisket but unrolled it to put in slow cooker. The meat was fantastic soft, BBQ flavoured pulled beef by the end. Used the beef that night in tacos, and then next day in burrito for lunch. Will definitely be using this recipe again! Thanks SCC

  5. I have cooked this before – was great. House smells amazing when cooking. I managed to pick up some cheap pork roasts and was wondering if the recipie would still work well. Was going to substitute the beef stock with chicken stock.

    1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central December 27, 2017

      I would definitely give that a go but you wouldn’t even need to swap the stocks really but could if you preferred 🙂

  6. I served this for NYE, but I cooked it beforehand, let it cool, then put sauce through sieve and let that cool. Took the set fat off. Then sliced the meat really thinly covered it with the sauce and reheated it in oven. It was tender, moist and the flavours were AMAZING. Will do this again definitely.

  7. Darren Comley January 5, 2018

    Thank you Jarrah King!! First time I’ve done brisket and I really enjoyed your recipe. It has also given me all sorts of ideas for other brisket dishes!! I added Beerenberg Sticky Rib Sauce into the marinade and also had to use cajun seasoning in place of cayenne, as I have run out of cayenne. Really yummy!!

  8. my husband can’t eat chilli’s or peppers or paprika…anyone know a sauce I could use instead?

  9. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central July 17, 2018

    LOVED this recipe!
    We halved the bbq sauce added, and skipped the cayenne pepper
    It was fantastic
    Tender, tasty and easy 🙂

  10. Really delicious! Left out onion and garlic (didn’t have any) and still yum

  11. Made this for a family get together yesterday. Followed the recipe as written. It went down a treat. Everyone liked it. Served with rice and coleslaw. Will definitely make again. Thank you for a lovely recipe. ?

  12. Yum! We left out the cayenne. Delicious and tender, shreds like a dream using a fork. We serve it on brioche buns with slaw, jack cheese and chipotle sauce. Will be making this time and time again!

  13. Had a 2.5kg beef brisket and so I doubled the ingredients. Later found out that wasn’t necessary. Did not impact the taste or flavour. Absolutely delicious. Will make again.

  14. First time ever having brisket or cooking it for that matter! Inspired of young sheldon!! Lol And Mee maws oh so good brisket ? however used this recipe. Did not change a thing, and oh. My. God. ? We loved it. Served with roast potatoes, brocolli and cauliflower. Absolutely delicious. Add it to the rotation the partner says 😉 Cheers!

  15. Steve Burns February 8, 2024

    4 stars
    Winner in our house, kids went back a few times for ‘sliders’.

    Budget friendly too.

  16. Sue Eaton July 9, 2024

    Very tasty, meat falls apart.Easy to prepare, and cook while at work.Can’t wait to get home from work today to smell it cooking in the slow cooker 😋

  17. Lynn Williams October 14, 2024

    5 stars
    the smell was amazing and the brisket was as good as it smelt…. will definitely be cooking it again…

  18. Noeline Ferricks January 12, 2025

    First time I’ve ever cooked brisket and it turned out beautifully! This recipe was delicious, I’ll definitely be making it again. The sauce was amazing.

  19. 4 stars
    Tried this for the first time last night and would have it again. We came home and the aroma was enough to have us salivating. I didn’t have any parsley so not sure what the final outcome would’ve been for this dish but overall, it tasted ok. The only thing that didn’t rate the five stars for me was the apple cider vinegar. Not sure if I’ll add this in next time as I found it a little overpowering in flavour.

    1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central May 14, 2025

      Thanks for taking the time to leave your feedback Nat – we really appreciate it! 🙂

  20. Cyn infanti July 1, 2025

    ohhh no I made this about 2weeks ago forgot to leave a comment well have to say my family loved it my 7yr old grandson said I HAVE to make this again

    1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central July 5, 2025

      Fantastic! Thanks Cyn for taking the time to leave your feedback for others 🙂

  21. Christine Sherrin August 29, 2025

    5 stars
    Seriously good flavours. Cooked on low all night, thickened the sauce with cornflour for a delicious gravy.

  22. 5 stars
    I’ve been looking for a good slow cook bbq brisket for a long time. This is the best we’ve tried and we will definitely be having it again soon.
    We didn’t add cayenne pepper and couldn’t find masterfoods BBQ rib sauce in our supermarket so we used a 300ml bbq sauce/marinade from three threes. We were very happy with the sauce, I’m glad we didn’t use 2 cups or it might have been too sweet for us.
    Delicious! Thank you for the recipe

    1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central April 21, 2026

      Thank you so much Sarah for taking the time to leave your fabulous 5-star review! 🙂

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