March 2024 - Cooking with Rum

                      Slow Cooker Beef Brisket

                        with Apricot-Rum Glaze

Ingredients for Brisket Rub:

  • ¼ Cup Light Brown Sugar + 1 Tbsp.
  • 1 ½ tsp. Sea Salt
  • 1 tsp. Smoked Paprika
  • 1 tsp. Ground Cumin
  • 1 tsp. Onion Powder
  • 1 tsp. Garlic Powder
  • ½ tsp. Ground Black Pepper
  • ¼ tsp. Cinnamon
  • 1 4 lb. Brisket (fat cap trimmed to 1/3- 1/6 inches)
  • 2 Garlic Cloves, minced1 (12 oz.)
  • Stout Beer½ Cup Dark Rum
  • 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire Sauce
  • 2 ½ Tbsp. Soy Sauce
  • 2 tsp. Onion Powder
  • ½ tsp. Celery Salt
  • ½ tsp. Dried Oregano

Ingredients for Glaze:

  • 1 ¼ C. Apricot Preserves
  • ½ C. Dark Rum
  • 1 Tbsp. Soy Sauce
  • Salt & Pepper to taste

Instructions:

  1. Make the rub first by combining 1 tablespoon brown sugar with remaining rub ingredients in a small mixing bowl and set aside.
  2. Now prepare the brisket by scoring the fat on top of the brisket with a paring knife. Massage the rub thoroughly onto ALL sides and slits of the brisket. 
  3. Set your slow cooker on low heat. Combine the remaining sugar, garlic, stout, rum, Worcestershire, soy sauce, onion powder, celery salt and oregano in a bowl and whisk to combine. Place the rubbed brisket inside the slow cooker, fatty side facing up. Pour the mixture on the side walls of the slow cooker, not directly on top of brisket.  Cover slow cooker with lid and cook on LOW until the brisket is very tender to touch but still holds its shape, about 9 ½ - 10 ½ hours.
  4. When the brisket is close to finishing in the crock pot, start making the glaze. In a small sauce pot, whisk together the preserves, rum and soy sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to maintain simmer and cook, stir frequently (approximately for 10-15 minutes) until reduced to a glaze-like consistency.  Remove from heat and adjust for seasoning with salt and pepper. Reserve about  ¼ cup of the glaze, for serving. Set aside.
  5. Preheat oven to 400 ° F.  When brisket is done in slow cooker, remove and transfer it to a large baking dish. Brush the top of the brisket with the glaze and put in oven to bake for 10 minutes.
  6. Remove brisket from the oven, brush again with glaze and return it to the oven for an additional 10 minutes, or until caramelized on top.Remove brisket from oven and transfer to a cutting board. Allow to brisket to rest on cutting board for 15 minutes. Slice the brisket to desired thickness and serve with the reserved glaze on the side.