Southwestern Pulled Brisket Sandwiches Recipes

Steps:

• Season the beef generously with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Heat a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the oil and heat just until beginning to smoke.
• Add the meat and cook, turning once, until browned on both sides, about 10 minutes total.
• Transfer the meat to the slow cooker; leave the skillet on the heat.
• Add garlic, onion, chili powder, coriander, and cumin to drippings in the skillet and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add vinegar and boil until it's almost gone, scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon.
• Stir in water and pour the mixture over the brisket.
• Crush the tomatoes through your fingers into the slow cooker; add the tomato juices, chipotles, bay leaves, and molasses.
• Cover the cooker, set it on LOW, and cook the brisket until it pulls apart easily with a fork, about 8-10 hours.
• To serve, leave the meat in the slow cooker and use 2 forks to pull it apart and stir it evenly into the sauce; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Remove and discard bay leaves.
• Pile the meat on sandwich buns and serve with jalapenos.
• (This is also great rolled up in tortillas.).

Steps:

• Cut brisket in half; place in a 5-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine the water, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, garlic, bouillon, chili powder, mustard, cayenne and garlic salt. Cover and refrigerate 1/2 cup mixture for sauce; pour remaining mixture over beef. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until meat is tender., Remove beef; cool slightly. Skim fat from cooking juices. Shred meat with two forks and return to the slow cooker; heat through., In a small saucepan, combine the ketchup, brown sugar, butter, pepper sauce and reserved water mixture. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 2-3 minutes to allow flavors to blend. Using a slotted spoon, place beef on rolls; drizzle with sauce.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons salt, sugar, peppercorns and garlic; rub onto all sides of brisket. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight. In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, blue cheese, horseradish and cayenne. Refrigerate until assembling., Place carrots, chopped onions and celery in a 6- or 7-qt. slow cooker. Place brisket on top of vegetables. In a small bowl, combine red wine, mustard and bay leaves; pour over brisket. Cook, covered, on low 7-9 hours or until meat is fork-tender., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add sliced onions and remaining salt; cook and stir until softened. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook 30-35 minutes or until deep golden brown, stirring occasionally., Remove brisket; cool slightly. Reserve 1 cup cooking juices; discard remaining juices. Skim fat from reserved juices. Thinly slice brisket across the grain; return to slow cooker. Pour juices over brisket., Serve brisket on buns with mayonnaise mixture and caramelized onions and, if desired, arugula and tomato slices.

Steps:

• Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season the brisket with salt and pepper, then brown on all sides, about 10 minutes, adding the garlic in the last 2 minutes. Transfer the meat and garlic to a 5-to-6-quart slow cooker. Pour the beer into the skillet and simmer 30 seconds, scraping up the browned bits from the pan; add the beer mixture to the slow cooker.
• Nestle the celery around the meat and add the brown sugar, tomato paste, vinegar, mustard, soy sauce, bay leaves and paprika. Stir, then cover and cook on low 8 hours or on high 6 hours. Transfer the meat to a cutting board and let rest 10 minutes, then thinly slice.
• Serve on brioche halves with coleslaw; drizzle with the cooking liquid.

Steps:

• Mix celery salt, black pepper, salt, garlic salt, and onion salt in a small bowl; add Worcestershire sauce. Spread mixture over beef brisket; transfer to a slow cooker.
• Cook on Low until beef is tender, about 8 hours.
• Transfer beef to a cutting board; shred into small pieces using 2 forks.
• Measure 1/2 cup cooking liquid from the slow cooker into a saucepan. Mix in Russian dressing and barbeque sauce; bring to a boil.
• Combine shredded beef and sauce mixture in the slow cooker. Cook on Low until flavors combine, about 1 hour.