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Here’s the deal, not only is this easy, but it’s delicious too. Here’s what I do, I make a big batch of this brisket and then come dinnertime, my kids can eat it any way that they please. They can have it with a bun sandwich-style, they can wrap it in a tortilla and make tacos, they can top chips with it and make nachos or they can eat it plain. I’ve had them put it on top of mac and cheese, add it to rice…you guys, the possibilities are endless.

Ingredients

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1 (3 to 5 pound) brisket
Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)
salt and pepper
Garlic powder
2 cups of beef stock
1 (4 oz) bottle of liquid smoke (either hickory or mequite)
your favorite BBQ sauce (we like Sweet Baby Ray’s)

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Instructions

Over medium-high heat, add a big drizzle of EVOO to the bottom of your pan and let your pan get a little hot (less than a minute will do). Add your brisket right on to the hot oil and then liberally add salt, pepper, and garlic powder to the top side of the brisket. After about five minutes, carefully flip your brisket over to sear the opposite side and add your salt, pepper and garlic powder to that browned side. How much? Liberal amounts of all three. After another five minutes, move your brisket to your slow cooker.
Pour your beef stock and liquid smoke down into the slow cooker, cover and cook on HIGH about 6 hours (or on low 8+ hours).
Either when you’re ready to eat OR when you’re ready to have it ready to go for your family (see note below), remove your brisket from the slow cooker on to a cutting board, drain the slow cooker and set it aside. Chop your brisket up into smaller, bite-sized pieces and then place that chopped brisket back in the slow cooker. Add in as much (or as little) BBQ sauce as your family enjoys, cover and keep on low/warm until you’re ready to eat.
Serve alone or as a sandwich, wrap, over rice…the possibilities are endless!

Notes

We always try and eat dinner every night as a family, but there are some nights when that’s just impossible. On those nights, this is extra helpful because my family can just take the lid off the slow cooker when they’re ready to eat, grab some brisket and go. It’s the perfect “eat in shifts” kind of meal.