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Slow Cooker Mexican Brisket

Brenda Lanzilli
Shredded, juicy and flavorful beef brisket couldn't be easier! Gently braised in Slow Cooker, with onions, chipotle pepper, lime, garlic, tomato paste and spices. This tender shredded beef is perfect for making tacos, nachos, burritos or rice bowls! Sky's the limit!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 6
Calories 377 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 lb brisket
  • ½ onion
  • 1 lime juiced
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • 1 chipotle pepper in adobo *canned
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1½ cup beef broth

Instructions
 

  • Combine onion, garlic, brown sugar, salt, chipotle pepper, tomato paste, lime juice in food processor. Blend, it will look like a salsa.
  • Place brisket, fatty side up, in slow cooker. Add beef broth and liquid from food processor to slow cooker. Brisket will be three quarters covered, but not completely submerged.
  • Set slow cooker to cook on low for 8 -10 hours, or sooner if the meat is fully cooked. Remove the brisket from the slow cooker onto a cutting board. Shred the meat, discarding any fatty inedible bits.
  • Reserve some of the flavorful cooking liquid from the crock pot. Spoon over top when served as desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 377kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 48gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 141mgSodium: 844mgPotassium: 839mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 166IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 5mg
Keyword beef brisket, burritos, crock pot recipes, enchiladas, mexican, nachos, shredded beef, slow cooker, tacos
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