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Slow Cooker Coffee and Brown Sugar Brisket

By Kate Morgan Jackson

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This delectable recipe for slow cooker coffee and brown sugar brisket brings together so many rich flavors to this hearty supper.

brisket in coffee
I think I may have said this once or twice or one million times before on this blog, but I wish I liked coffee.  I really do.  It is SO much easier to get a cup of coffee than to find a decent cup of hot, strong English breakfast tea unless you happen to be in the middle of London, and I am usually in the middle of New Jersey, so this is a problem for me. 

I’ve tried to like coffee, just for the pure convenience factor, but I just….can’t…do it.

However, I DO (for some mysterious reason) like coffee when it is an ingredient.  Usually that means in ice cream, or in muffins, or other sweet stuff.  But in this case, I like it in a brisket recipe.  Whatever the hours and hours of cooking in the slow cooker do to transform the coffee, the sauce comes out not tasting like coffee, but like some rich, tangy, wonderful thing that you can’t quite put your finger on.  (Spoiler alert: it’s the coffee.)

For all you slow-cooker fans out there, this one is right up your alley. 

Here’s how you make slow cooker coffee and brown sugar brisket!

Toss a brisket and some chopped carrots and baby potatoes and quartered onions into your slow cooker. 

Mix up a sauce of tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar and (you guessed it) coffee and pour it in there, stirring things up so the sauce is generally all over everything, and about half the veggies are on top and the other half are on the bottom. 

Cover the slow cooker, press the “LOW” setting button, and go do something else for about 8 hours.

Now come back, slice the brisket into thin slices, put it on the plate with some veggies and pour that rocking great sauce all over the whole aromatic, tender, fabulous thing. 

Have tea with dessert.  Feel all smug for liking coffee and tea at the same time.

 

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Brisket Slow-Cooked in Coffee and Brown Sugar


  • Author: Kate Morgan Jackson
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 8 hours
  • Total Time: 8 hours 10 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x
  • Category: Dinner
  • Method: Stovetop
  • Cuisine: American
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This delectable recipe for slow cooker coffee and brown sugar brisket brings together so many rich flavors to this hearty supper.


Ingredients

  • Sea salt and black pepper
  • 2 1/2 pounds beef brisket
  • 1 sweet onion, peeled and quartered
  • 1 pound baby potatoes
  • 1 pound medium carrots, cut into 2 inch pieces
  • 1 6-ounce can tomato paste
  • 1/2 cup brewed black coffee
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

  1. Season the beef with 1 teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper and place in the bottom of a slow cooker. Add the onion, potatoes, and carrots.
  2. Stir the tomato paste, coffee, Worcestershire sauce, and brown sugar together and pour it over the beef and vegetables. Stir things around just a little.  Cover and cook on low until the beef and vegetables are tender, 8 to 10 hours.
  3. Slice the beef and serve with the vegetables and sauce, sprinkled with the parsley.
43013.7 g676.5 mg14.4 g5 g0 g31.9 g5.5 g42.6 g117.2 mg

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Kate Morgan Jackson

Hi there!  I’m Kate, and I’m a recipe writer, food photographer and devoted bacon lover.  I started Framed Cooks in 2009, and my mission is to create and share family-friendly recipes that make cooking both easy and fun…yes, I said FUN!  My kitchen is my happy place, and I want yours to be that place too.  And if you make this recipe, I would love you to tag @FramedCooks on Instagram so I can see the deliciousness!as seen in logos

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Published on April 3, 2011

Good for: Comfort Foods, Slow Cooker Favorites

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  1. vanillasugar says

    April 3, 2011 at 11:06 pm

    loving this! yes indeed. love a good kicked up sauce.

    Reply
  2. All Things Yummy says

    April 3, 2011 at 11:13 pm

    never thought to add coffee to brisket. Sounds delicious. I always add coffee to my brownies. it really brings out the flavor of the chocolate.

    Reply
  3. Joanne says

    April 3, 2011 at 11:35 pm

    Well, you and I differ on the coffee front (I really should just have an IV drip of the stuff set up, based on how much I drink it). But really what that tells me is that this dish must be UBER delicious if you're extolling it's virtues! Coffee is definitely more versatile than people think. Looks fantastic!

    Reply
  4. mermaid gallery says

    April 4, 2011 at 12:10 am

    sounds wonderful…I'm inspired!…. might add a little heat,… but it sounds right on…..

    Reply
  5. PoetessWug says

    April 4, 2011 at 12:20 am

    Boy! That sure looks good!…The things you come up with! *smh* ^_^

    Reply
  6. Melissa @IWasBornToCook says

    April 4, 2011 at 1:58 am

    This looks fantastic! Love the idea of coffee in this dish.

    Reply
  7. FOODalogue says

    April 4, 2011 at 1:22 pm

    This hardly looks as casual as you describe "Toss a brisket and some chopped" only because the end result looks perfect!

    Reply
  8. emma.foster says

    April 4, 2011 at 1:43 pm

    Thank God I found you! You may be the ONLY other person in the world I have met who doesn't drink coffee. (or admits it!) I CAN'T DO IT EITHER! I have tried… Love the aroma! But I'm all about a cup of tea!

    Reply
  9. Photocat says

    April 4, 2011 at 2:19 pm

    OK… dinner for tomorrow night has been discovered. Thanks Framed Cook. Looks and sounds delicious. Will let you know!

    Reply
  10. Vicki says

    April 4, 2011 at 4:35 pm

    My neighbor used to make a delicious pot roast with coffee so I can only imagine how good a brisket would be. Since I don't eat meat, I'm always on the look out for something easy like this when I cook for those who do. This sounds great.

    Reply
  11. Anonymous says

    April 4, 2011 at 6:33 pm

    Curious if you've ever had duros snacks. Bright orange wagon wheel pasta that you cook in the microwave for 30sec. to a minute and they puff up to a most wonderful airy flavorful "cracker/chip like" treat, great for dipping anything or just eat plain. Google it. I find them at Walmart super store and everytime I'm scooping them into a bag (produce dept.) someone asks me about them.

    Reply
  12. flaky says

    April 4, 2011 at 7:40 pm

    DH has a really awful schedule traveling back & forth across 3 time zones this week. I think I am going to have this ready & waiting for him in the crock-pot when he gets home on Thursday night.

    Thanks for the inspiration, as always.

    Reply
  13. Boodle says

    April 5, 2011 at 1:35 am

    I have to say I am the opposite; love coffee and recoil at the thought of it in a recipe.

    But maybe, just maybe, I will try it!

    Reply
  14. a frog in the cottage says

    April 5, 2011 at 9:31 am

    Your recipe is a real delight !!! yummmmm

    Reply
  15. Wende says

    April 5, 2011 at 11:21 pm

    We love brisket and I have a tried and true recipe, but, I gotta tell you…this looks awesome…can't wait to try it. I shared your recipe on my Must Try Tuesday blog post today.

    http://therickettchronicles.blogspot.com/2011/04/must-try-tuesday-april-5-2011.html

    Thanks for sharing!

    Wende

    Reply
  16. Lorrie says

    April 7, 2011 at 2:38 am

    I can top ya, no coffee or tea for me. Like you I do love coffee ice cream or instant espresso in desserts, muffins etc. Sort of like coconut, won't eat it but will wear it and love it in a candle or room freshener.

    This recipe sounds fabulous.

    Reply
  17. Jenna says

    April 8, 2011 at 12:24 am

    I don't like coffee either. I've tried adding it to cake but it doesn't do anything for me. Ina is always saying that it enhances the flavor.

    Reply
  18. Anonymous says

    October 4, 2011 at 12:30 am

    Tried this recipe tonight; it was just OK. The tomato paste overpowered the other flavors entirely.

    Reply
  19. Nancy says

    January 1, 2012 at 12:21 am

    I've been using coffee for cooking for years, It's great in chocolate cake in place of other liquid, gravies, and any beef recipe.

    Reply
  20. FramedCooks says

    January 1, 2012 at 4:32 pm

    It's amazing how coffee turns into something else once it's an ingredient, isn't it?

    Reply
  21. Danielle says

    January 4, 2012 at 12:44 am

    This sounds delicious. Now that it's cold here I will definitely be making this recipe before the end of the week!

    Reply
  22. The Wishful thinker says

    January 6, 2012 at 4:33 pm

    Making this now! The recipe off Real Simple states this serves 6. I hope it turns out as good as it looks!

    Reply
  23. FramedCooks says

    January 7, 2012 at 3:59 pm

    I promise to get better about adding serving amounts…hope you loved it as much as I did!

    Reply
  24. Anonymous says

    January 23, 2012 at 12:35 pm

    I love the sound of this but don't have much experience with slow cookers & so wondered if the beef does become tender without being covered in liquid? Juni

    Reply
  25. FramedCooks says

    January 28, 2012 at 4:51 pm

    Anon: yes it does! You need some liquid of course, but because the slow cooker is covered, it will create enough steam that the meat will be gorgeously tender. Just try not to take the cover off to peek…the more you leave it along, the tenderer it will be. :)

    Reply
  26. Emily says

    June 14, 2017 at 5:13 pm

    This looks absolutely amazing! I wish I could find some Dallas bbq like that. Unfortunately, the barbeque near me is either subpar or always has a long wait. Not that I mind waiting, but perhaps I should work toward learning how to cook like my own bbq restaurant near me using techniques you have!

    Reply
    • Kate says

      June 17, 2017 at 1:59 pm

      Homemade BBQ is the best!

      Reply

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