ADRIENE’S OVERNIGHT BARBECUED BEEF

ADRIENE’S OVERNIGHT BARBECUED BEEF


1 large onion, chopped
½ cup brown sugar
1 tsp. ground black pepper
¼ tsp. salt
1 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. paprika
1 tsp. dried oregano
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup ketchup
½ cup water
½ cup white vinegar
2 Tbsp. canola oil
2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
3 drop liquid smoke flavoring
1 (3 lb.) beef brisket
2 tsp. cornstarch
10 whole-wheat buns


Combine the onion, brown sugar, pepper, chili powder, paprika, oregano, garlic, ketchup, water, white vinegar, canola oil, Worcestershire sauce, and liquid smoke in a slow cooker; stir. Lay the beef pieces into the sauce. Cook on LOW for 10 hours.

Remove the beef from the sauce, keeping the sauce in the slow cooker and shred with 2 forks. Remove ¼ cup of the sauce from the slow cooker and pour into a bowl. Whisk the cornstarch into the sauce; stir the mixture back into the slow cooker. Add the shredded beef, stir. Serve hot on whole-wheat buns.

Yield: 10 servings.