Slow Cooker Beef Brisket
Delicious beef brisket cooked in your slow cooker
Servings 6
Calories 282kcal
Equipment
- large oval slow cooker
Ingredients
- 1 kg approx beef brisket
- 2 red onions sliced
- 1 rich beef stockpot or stock cube
- 400 ml boiling water from the kettle
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- salt and pepper to season
- 2 tsp dried sage
- 1 tsp dried rosemary
- cornflour to thicken, if needed
Instructions
- Brown the meat in a dry pan on a high heat, then place two sliced red onions in the base of the slow cooker. Put the beef on top of the onions.
- Make 400 ml (2 cups) rich beef stock (broth) using a stockpot (or stock cube), pour into slow cooker.
- Add the Worcestershire sauce, season the beef with salt and pepper, add 2 tsp dried sage and 1 tsp dried rosemary.
- Cook on low for 8-9 hours. To make gravy with the juices, thicken with a paste of cornflour and a little cold water, or make a roux in a saucepan using plain flour and butter, and add the juices to that, then heat and stir constantly until thickened,
Nutrition
Calories: 282kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 103mg | Sodium: 188mg | Potassium: 648mg | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 15IU | Vitamin C: 3.5mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 3.7mg