Slow-Cooker BBQ Beef Brisket

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 2 tablespoon sminced chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoon spepper
• 1 (4- to 5-pound) brisket roast, fat trimmed to 1/4 inch thick and scored lightly
• 3 tablespoon svegetable oil
• 1 onion , chopped fine
• 2 tablespoon stomato paste
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon minced chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
• 2 garlic clove s , minced
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon liquid smoke

Instructions

1. RUB Combine sugar, chipotle, cumin, paprika, salt, and pepper in bowl. Rub sugar mixture all over brisket. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for 1 hour or refrigerate for up to 24 hours.
2. COOK Heat oil in large skillet over medium high heat until shimmering.
3. Cook onion until softened, about 5 minutes.
4. Add tomato paste and cook until beginning to brown, about 1 minute.
5. Stir in chili powder, chipotle, and garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
6. Following photos at left, mound onion mixture in center of slow cooker, arrange inverted metal loaf pan over onion mixture, and place brisket, fat side up, on top of loaf pan.
7. Add water to slow cooker, cover, and cook on high until fork inserted into brisket can be removed with no resistance, 7 to 8 hours (or cook on low for 10 to 12 hours).
8. REST Transfer brisket to 13 by 9 inch baking dish, cover with foil, and let rest 30 minutes. Carefully remove loaf pan from slow cooker. Pour onion mixture and accumulated juices into large bowl and skim fat. (You should have about 2 cups defatted juices; if you have less, supplement with water.)
9. SAUCE Transfer brisket to cutting board, slice thinly across grain, and return to baking dish. Pour 1 cup reserved defatted juices over sliced brisket. Whisk ketchup, vinegar, and liquid smoke into remaining juices. Season with salt and pepper. Serve, passing sauce at table.
10. MAKE AHEAD In step 3, wrap brisket tightly in foil and refrigerate for up to 3 days. (Refrigerate juices separately in airtight container.) To serve, transfer foil wrapped brisket to baking dish and heat in 350 degree oven and cook until brisket is heated through, about 1 hour. Reheat juices in microwave or saucepan set over medium heat. Continue with recipe as directed.