Another crock pot masterpiece of smoked beef brisket. This was a complete experiment that had the ability to become a $30 dollar disaster since all I could get was a 7lb Beef Brisket but to my surprise, it turned out absolutely amazing. I hope you give this one a try if you are a big fan of BBQ and smoked meats or just want to try something different. Don’t let any of this intimidate you, it’s super simple and anyone can do it. Serve it with some of your own homemade Paleo BBQ Sauce or Ketchup and enjoy.
Crock Pot "Smoked" Beef Brisket
Ingredients
- 4-7 pound beef brisket
- 3 cups of mesquite wood chips
- parchment paper
- 2 tablespoons sea salt
- 2 teaspoons lemon pepper
- 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
Instructions
- Combine all of the spices above and mix well
- Take your beef brisket and rub all over all sides with your spice mixture from above or any other spice mix of your choice
- Wrap the brisket in about 4 layers of Saran wrap and store in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, preferably over night.
- When ready to start your crock pot, soak your wood chips in water for 30 minutes
- Remove your chips from the water and make a packet for them with your parchment paper
- Place this packet at the very bottom of your crock pot and using a knife or scissors make a couple tiny holes throughout the parchment paper to allow smoky steam to escape into the meat
- Unwrap your brisket from the saran wrap and place directly on top of the parchment paper packet
- Add 1/2 cup of water to the bottom of your crock pot to start the process. You can use whatever beverage you like, wine, stock, etc.
- Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours, the longer the better for your meat to fall apart.
- Enjoy
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Is it safe to spoon the broth created from cooking over the brisket
How do you think it would do if you browned the brisket before putting in crockpot?
It would be good for flavor, but not needed
Could the liquid be coca cola? Thank you!
I don’t but you could
I’m making this in the morning. I thought I had parchment paper, but turns out it was wax paper. Too tired to go back to the store tonight. Can I make this without putting the wood chips in the parchment paper? Think it would be ok to just have them laying on the bottom of the crock pot and the meat on top of it?
I sure do think it will be fine
The whole brisket won’t fit in my crock pot. Can I cut it in half and stack the 2 pieces on top of the wood chip packet?
Yeah, that will work fine
Just cooked, er, smoked this over the weekend and was SHOCKED at how delicious it was!!! Great rub with a ton of flavor, and I was surprised at how simple the smoking process was in my slow cooker. Thank you for sharing this recipe!!!
You are so welcome
Yum! Yum! Yum! I’ve made this recipe twice now. It is super easy and so flavorful. Thanks for the great recipe!
You are so welcome Rebecca :)
Do you have any recommendation for oven cooking instead of crock pot for this recipe?
Here you go: https://civilizedcaveman.com/entrees/beef/smoked-brisket-with-citrus-marinade/
This is in my crockpot now, my first brisket!!!
Hope you lov sit
Can I do this in the oven?
Yes you can follow the instructions here: https://civilizedcaveman.com/entrees/beef/smoked-brisket-with-citrus-marinade/
Can I do this in the oven? I have a whole brisket that I want to cook, and crock pot just isn’t big enough. If in oven what temp and how long? Can’t wait to m are it. Thanks
Hi George,
I make freezer meals so I don’t have to worry about what I haven’t thought of to have for dinner. I usually just add my frozen meal to the crock & cook all day…do you think if this was frozen, it would be too moist for the wood “smoked” process?
Thanks!
I think it would work just fine
Using my own rub but otherwise following your directions. Looking forward to tomorrow night’s dinner!
Was awesome! Flavor from the woodchips and the spices/rub was perfect. I do think that my crockpot is on steroids though because I cooked on low for 8 hours and it was slightly a tad dry… good thing i made some BBQ sauce the night before to go along with it… But it was absolutely great will do it again!
Awesome thank you
I’m making this today but instead of wood chips, I’m cooking it in lapsang souchong tea. It’s a wildly smoky tea that smells like a campfire and is great for marinating (sold at peets coffee)
That sounds amazing
This sounds interesting… Wanna try this with this tea. How much did you add?
could you use just the rub from the pulled pork with this? Or this recipe without the wood chips. Just curious on the taste sans smoke.
thanks
Yes to both questions Steve. The smoke flavor is a preference
I made this today. We liked it. A lot. Hubtastic threatened to eat it all, kids liked it too! My 4 year old thought it was awesome ‘string meat’ as in string cheese- in the superior meat form. Thanks for the recipe- I will share.
That’s awesome thank you. I hope you enjoy many more
This was amazing! Thank you. I messed with the spices a little, but otherwise followed the directions to a T.
Oh thats awesome, so glad you enjoyed :)
Oh yum. I made this the yesterday but couldn’t find mesquite chips, so I put a little liquid smoke in the broth. It was so delicious! And REALLY easy to make.
So glad you liked ir
Oh make sure you stop back by and tell me how you like it :)
This is in the crock pot right now and smelling awesome! Can't wait to taste it tonight!
Oh yes Kerri, it is probably really far from a traditional "smoked" brisket but it tasted amazing to me and my Cavegirl. Let me know how you like it
i can't wait to try this… i love brisket!!