Easy Beef Brisket with Homemade Bourbon BBQ Sauce

Whew, it’s Friday! Has it been a week or what? Well, I have an amazing recipe to share with you today! The most delicious, easy beef brisket recipe plus my super easy homemade Brown Sugar Bourbon Barbecue Sauce. After trying this delicious barbecue sauce, trust me! You will never buy barbecue sauce from the store again! It’s smokey, sweet and savory all at the same time, and so easy to make!

I have to give a quick shout out to my husband. He and I tag teamed these recipes – he put together the brisket and I owned the barbecue sauce. We wanted these recipes to be really easy, and relatively hands-off.

Beef brisket reminds me of tailgating at football games, and that’s exactly what I was imagining as we pulled these recipes together! So with that in mind we thought up recipes that could be made in advance, be easily transported, and would taste incredible on a fall day.

Easy Beef Brisket & Barbecue Sauce Flavors:

Now let’s talk flavor! Because we all know that good, strong flavor is the cornerstone of both a good brisket and a good barbecue sauce! Since both the brisket and the barbecue sauce feature the same major flavors, (Brown Sugar Bourbon, worcestershire sauce, and garlic) they compliment each other so well. I love that the brisket itself leans toward the savory side, and the sauce slightly favors the sweet side thanks to the molasses and brown sugar. They are such a delicious combination when paired!

One of the flavors I especially want to call out is from the Brown Sugar Bourbon. It is soooo good! I love a splash of it in my coffee on the weekends! You might also remember it from my Pina Colada Cake and Mint Julep Cupcakes. Grab a bottle and cook through all of these recipes with me – more to come! (hint hint, it might involve pumpkin spice!!!)

Easy Beef Brisket with Homemade Bourbon BBQ Sauce

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• Author: Kirsten Bell
• Prep Time: 10 Minutes
• Cook Time: 6 Hours
• Total Time: 6 Hours and 10 Minutes
• Yield: 10 Servings
• Category: Barbecue
• Method: Barbecue
• Cuisine: American

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Description

Easy and delicious beef brisket and bourbon barcecue sauce. Perfect for tailgates, backyard parties and cook offs!

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Ingredients

Easy Beef Brisket: 

5 lb Beef Brisket

1 Tablespoon Smoked Paprika

1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder

1 Tablespoon Ground Black Pepper

1 Tablespoon Sea Salt

1 Cup Worcestershire

2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar Bourbon

Brown Sugar Bourbon BBQ Sauce: 

1/2 Onion, diced

4 cloves garlic, diced

3/4 cups Brown Sugar Bourbon

1 1/2 cups ketchup

1/3 cup Molasses

2 Tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar

2 Tablespoons Worcestershire

1/2 teaspoon soy sauce

1 Tablespoon Dijion Mustard

1 teaspoons liquid smoke

1/8 teaspoon Chili Powder

3 Tablespoons Brown Sugar

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Instructions

Combine all of the brisket ingredients, paprika through Brown Sugar Bourbon, in a small bowl. Rub onto both sides of the brisket. Wrap the brisket and refrigerate overnight. Meanwhile, prepare the Brown Sugar Barbecue Sauce below!

Preheat the oven to 260 degrees F. Place the meat on a rack in a roasting pan, fat side up. Pour excess juices/liquids into pan. Cook for 1 to 1.5 hours per pound of meat. Flip the meat over once, about halfway through cook time. The meat is done cooking when it has reached 180 degrees F, as measured by a meat thermometer. Wrap the meat in foil, turn the oven off, and then place the foiled brisket back into the now off oven for at least an hour.

Serve hot, with the Brown Sugar Bourbon Barbecue Sauce below!

Barbecue Sauce:

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, simmer together the onion, garlic, and Brown Sugar Bourbon for about 10 minutes or until the onion because translucent.

Add the remaining ingredients, ketchup through brown sugar to the saucepan. Stir well to combine, and then bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Allow the sauce to cool to room temperature, and then refrigerate overnight. The flavors will continue to come together as it sits, so it will taste even better the next day!

If you prefer a chunky barbecue sauce (like me!), serve as is. If you prefer a smooth sauce, run the sauce through fine mesh sieve.

Serve with the above brisket recipe, chicken, fries – this sauce will taste amazing with pretty much anything!

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