Best Slow Cooker Barbecue Beef Recipes

SLOW-COOKER BARBECUE BEEF SHORT RIBS

Steps:

• Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Heat 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Season ribs with salt and pepper. Cook ribs in two batches, on all sides 2 to 3 minutes per side, until browned. Transfer ribs to slow cooker; discard fat and drippings.
• In small bowl, mix beef broth, 1/2 cup of the barbecue sauce and the mustard. Pour over ribs in slow cooker. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 9 hours or until tender.
• With slotted spoon or tongs, carefully remove ribs to serving platter. In small microwavable bowl, heat remaining 1/4 cup barbecue sauce covered on High 30 to 60 seconds or until heated through. Brush ribs with heated barbecue sauce; garnish with sliced green onions. Serve with mashed potatoes.

SLOW COOKER BARBECUE BEEF

Steps:

• Place beef in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Add the celery, onion and green pepper. In a bowl, combine the ketchup, tomato paste, brown sugar, vinegar, chili powder, lemon juice, molasses, salt, Worcestershire sauce and mustard. Pour over beef mixture. Cover and cook on low for 8-9 hours or until meat is tender., Skim fat from cooking juices if necessary. Shred beef. Toast rolls if desired. Use a slotted spoon to serve beef on rolls.

SLOW COOKER BARBECUE BEEF

Steps:

• Rub the flour into the roast. Place roast in bottom of slow cooker. Pour in the tomato sauce, onion, brown sugar, bouillon, chili powder, garlic and mustard powder. Mix well.
• Cover slow cooker and cook on high setting for 8 hours OR on low setting for 14 to 16 hours.

SLOW-COOKER BARBECUE BEEF BRISKET

Steps:

• In small bowl, mix brown sugar, chipotle chili powder, cumin, celery salt, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
• Spray inside of 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place brisket in slow cooker; rub mixture all over brisket.
• In another small bowl, mix 3/4 cup of the ketchup, the apple cider vinegar, onion and Worcestershire sauce. Pour over brisket along with broth.
• Cover and cook on Low heat setting 6 to 8 hours or until meat thermometer inserted in center of brisket reads 160°F.
• Transfer brisket to cutting board; let stand 10 minutes. Meanwhile, add remaining 3/4 cup ketchup to sauce in slow cooker; stir to combine.
• Thinly slice brisket; transfer to serving plate. Spoon sauce over top.

SLOW-COOKER BEEF AND PORK BARBECUE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Cut beef and pork into 3-inch pieces. Place beef, pork and remaining ingredients except tomato paste and buns in 4- to 5-quart slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.
• Remove beef and pork from cooker, using slotted spoon; place on cutting board. Strain liquid in cooker and return cooked vegetables to cooker. Shred meat, using 2 forks. Return meat to cooker. Stir in tomato paste. Increase heat setting to High. Cover and cook 10 to 15 minutes or until hot. To serve, spoon 1/3 cup meat mixture into each bun.

SLOW-COOKER BARBECUE BEEF SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Trim excess fat from beef. Cut beef into 4 pieces. Place beef in 4- to 5-quart slow cooker.
• Mix remaining ingredients except buns; pour over beef. Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to 8 hours or until beef is tender.
• Remove beef to cutting board. Cut into thin slices; return to cooker.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 20 to 30 minutes longer or until beef is hot. Fill buns with beef mixture. Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer's directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.

SLOW-COOKER ROOT BEER BARBECUE BEEF SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, place beef. In 4-cup measuring cup or bowl, mix 1 1/2 cups of the barbecue sauce and the root beer; pour over beef.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 10 to 12 hours.
• About 20 minutes before serving, remove beef from slow cooker; place on large plate. Pour juices from slow cooker into 12-inch skillet. Cook over medium-high heat about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until juices are thickened and reduced to about 3 cups. Meanwhile, shred beef with 2 forks; return to slow cooker.
• Stir remaining 1/2 cup barbecue sauce into reduced juices in skillet; pour over shredded beef in slow cooker. Stir in salt and pepper to taste. Spoon about 1/2 cup beef mixture into each bun.

SLOW-COOKER BARBECUE BEANS AND BEEF

Steps:

• In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix onion and bacon. Top with beef. Pour barbecue sauce over beef.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.
• Remove beef from cooker; place on cutting board. Cut beef into 1/2-inch pieces. Pour juices from cooker through strainer into small bowl, reserving onion, bacon and 1/2 cup juices. Return beef, onion, bacon and 1/2 cup juices to cooker. Stir in baked beans. Increase heat setting to High. Cover; cook 40 to 50 minutes or until thoroughly heated.

TANGY BARBECUE BEEF SANDWICHES (SLOW COOKER)

Steps:

• 1. Mix all sauce ingredients together. Place in a large slow cooker.
• 2. Add the roast. Cover and cook on high for 6-7 hours or until tender. I like to do this at least a day ahead of time. Let it cool. Shred the beef and return it to the sauce.
• 3. Serve with a slotted spoon adding a heaping helping on a good bun! Yum! Crowd pleasing! :)
• 4. NOTE: This time I almost doubled the meat. About 7 pounds of chuck roast and there was no need to double the sauce. Turned out perfect! And made enough to feed the hungry crowd! This is fairly inexpensive if you have alot of people to feed.

SLOW-COOKER SMOKY BARBECUE BEEF SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In 12-inch nonstick skillet or Dutch oven, brown ground beef over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes or until thoroughly cooked, stirring frequently. Drain well.
• In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix cooked ground beef and remaining ingredients except buns.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 4 to 6 hours.
• To serve, stir beef mixture. Spoon 1/2 cup beef mixture into each bun.

SLOW-COOKER CHINESE BARBECUE BEEF

Steps:

• Whisk 1/2 cup water, the hoisin sauce, honey, ketchup, soy sauce and sambal oelek in a medium bowl. Season the beef all over with the Chinese five-spice powder, salt and pepper. Combine the carrots and turnip in a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker. Add the beef and top with the hoisin mixture; turn to coat. Cover and cook on low until the beef is very tender, 7 1/2 hours.
• Remove the vegetables to a bowl using a slotted spoon. Shred the beef with two forks; stir in the sauce to coat. Serve the beef with the vegetables and rice; top with scallions.

SLOW COOKER BARBECUE GROUND BEEF

Steps:

• Brown meat and drain.
• Place meat in slow cooker; add remaining ingredients, except hamburger buns.
• Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
• Serve on hamburger buns.

SLOW COOKER GROUND BEEF BARBECUE

Steps:

• Place ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook until brown, breaking up the meat as it cooks, about 15 minutes. Drain excess grease.
• Place the cooked meat, onion, garlic, celery, salt, black pepper, cider vinegar, mustard, brown sugar, and ketchup into a slow cooker, and stir to combine. Set the cooker on Low, and cook for 6 to 8 hours.

SLOW-COOKER BARBECUE BEEF SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Trim excess fat from beef. Cut beef into 4 pieces. Place beef in 4- to 5-quart slow cooker.
• Mix remaining ingredients except buns; pour over beef. Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to 8 hours or until beef is tender.
• Remove beef to cutting board. Cut into thin slices; return to cooker.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 20 to 30 minutes longer or until beef is hot. Fill buns with beef mixture. Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer's directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.

BOURBON SHREDDED BEEF BARBECUE (SLOW COOKER)

Steps:

• Sprinkle roast with salt and pepper. In a nonstick skillet, brown roast in oil on all sides over medium-high heat; drain.
• Transfer roast to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Combine the ketchup, water, bourbon, onion, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, vinegar, mustard, celery seed and chili powder; pour over roast.
• Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until meat is tender. Remove meat; shred with two forks and return to slow cooker. Spoon 1/2 cup meat mixture onto each roll.

SLOW-COOKER BARBECUE BEEF SANDWICHES WTIH COLESLAW

Steps:

• Spray 3- to 3 1/2-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Cut beef into 3-inch pieces. Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper.
• Mix coleslaw mix, onion, rice, barbecue sauce and water in large bowl. Layer beef and coleslaw mixture in slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours. To serve, fill buns with beef mixture. Serve with sliced red onions and additional barbecue sauce, if desired.

SLOW COOKER BARBECUE BEEF

Steps:

• Season roast with garlic powder, onion powder, salt & pepper.
• Power one bottle of barbecue sauce over meat.
• Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
• Remove meat, shred & return to slow cooker.
• Pour the second bottle of barbecue sauce over the meat & stir.
• Cook for one more hour.
• Serve on your favorite buns.

SLOW-COOKER BARBECUE BEEF

Steps:

• Whisk 1/2 cup water, the hoisin sauce, honey, ketchup, soy sauce and sambal oelek in a medium bowl. Season the beef all over with the Chinese five-spice powder, salt and pepper. Combine the carrots and turnip in a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker. Add the beef and top with the hoisin mixture; turn to coat. Cover and cook on low until the beef is very tender, 7 1/2 hours.
• Remove the vegetables to a bowl using a slotted spoon. Shred the beef with two forks; stir in the sauce to coat. Serve the beef with the vegetables and rice; top with scallions.