Ingredients
Brisket:
- 4 pounds beef brisket
- 2 large onions, sliced
- 7 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups beef broth
- 3 tablespoons paprika
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- coarse salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 6-8 hamburger buns
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup water
- 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons adobo sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
- freshly ground pepper, to taste
- In a large bowl, mix together BBQ ingredients: ketchup, brown sugar, water, vinegar, Worcestershire, adobo sauce, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Pour mixture into the slow cooker.
- Heat a large sauté pan or heavy skillet over medium heat and pour in olive oil. Once hot, add onions and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook for 20 minutes, stirring frequently, until onions have caramelized.
- Remove brisket from packaging and pat it dry with paper towels. Then season generously with salt and pepper.
- Heat a second large pan or skillet over medium-high heat and sear both sides of brisket just until you get a nice, dark crust. Remove brisket and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine Worcestershire sauce, paprika, cumin, chili powder, brown sugar and cayenne pepper and mix together well to create seasoning.
- Cut brisket in half widthwise and rub all over with brisket seasoning. Place both halves fat side up in the slow cooker.
- Carefully press minced garlic into meat and place caramelized onions on top and around brisket. Then pour in beef broth. Stir liquids around the meat.
- Cover and cook brisket on low for 8 hours, or until meat is tender.
- Remove brisket from slow cooker and place on a clean cutting board. Slice meat into 1/4-inch thick pieces.
- Use a spoon to remove fat from top of cooking sauce and discard.
- Arrange sliced meat on hamburger buns and pour sauce over the top. Serve immediately.