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Slow cooker beef roast with caramelized onions and rich gravy in a white and blue ceramic dish.

Root Beer Brisket

Bree Hester
4.25 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours 10 minutes
Resting Time 15 minutes
Total Time 6 hours 40 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings
Calories 587 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 1/2 pounds brisket trimmed
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 large onion sliced
  • 4 ounce can tomato paste
  • 1 cup barbecue sauce
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1 1/2 cups root beer

Instructions
 

  • Trim your brisket of any excess fat. Season both sides well with salt and pepper.
    Raw Root Beer Brisket seasoned with salt and pepper.
  • Heat the vegetable oil in a large pan over high heat. Add the brisket and sear both sides until brown, approximately 5 minutes per side. If your slow cooker has a browning feature like mine, you can sear the brisket there instead.
    Juicy cooked beef roast in slow cooker with seasoning.
  • Transfer the brisket to your slow cooker. Scatter the sliced onions evenly over the top.
    Sliced onions scattered over seared brisket in a slow cooker for Root Beer Brisket.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together tomato paste, barbecue sauce, Worcestershire sauce, Dijon, garlic, and brown sugar. Season with salt and pepper and mix until smooth.
    Ingredients for Root Beer Brisket sauce: tomato paste, brown sugar, garlic, Dijon, and spices.
  • Pour the sauce over the brisket and onions.
    Pouring barbecue sauce over brisket and onions in a slow cooker for Root Beer Brisket.
  • Pour the root beer around the brisket.
    Pouring root beer into a slow cooker with brisket and sauce for root beer brisket.
  • Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours.
    Cuisinart slow cooker digital control panel with 6-hour timer for easy meal preparation.
  • Once the brisket is fork-tender, turn off the slow cooker and let it rest in the sauce for 10 to 15 minutes. Then, transfer the brisket to a baking dish if you'd like it to look nice for serving. Spoon the onions and sauce over the top. Slice the brisket against the grain or shred it with two forks. Serve and enjoy!
    Slow cooker beef roast with caramelized onions and rich gravy in a white and blue ceramic dish.

Nutrition

Calories: 587kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 57gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 7gSodium: 989mgFiber: 2g
Keyword BBQ Brisket, Root Beer Brisket, slow cooker brisket
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