Chipotle Brisket Recipe - Low Carb & Healthy

Low carb recipe for Chipotle Brisket which belongs to the Beef recipe category.

Ingredients Needed

1. 4 pounds (1.8 kg) beef brisket, cut into pieces if necessary to fit
2. into your slow cooker
3. 2 tablespoons (30 ml) olive oil
4. 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
5. 4 stalks celery, thinly sliced
6. 4 cloves garlic, crushed
7. 1 tablespoon (7.2 g) dry mustard
8. 1 tablespoon (5.4 g) dried oregano
9. 1 teaspoon ground cumin
10. 2 teaspoons pepper
11. 1 teaspoon salt or Vege-Sal
12. 1 can (16 ounces, or 455 g) tomato sauce
13. cup (120 ml) beef broth
14. 1 teaspoon beef bouillon concentrate
15. cup (60 ml) red wine vinegar
16. cup (12 g) Splenda
17. teaspoon blackstrap molasses
18. 2 chipotle chiles canned in Adobo Sauce
19. 2 bay leaves
20. Guar or xanthan

Cooking Instructions

In a big, heavy skillet, brown the beef all over in the oil over medium-high heat.

Transfer the beef to a slow cooker.

Add the onion and celery to the skillet and saute until softened.

Stir in the garlic, dry mustard, oregano, cumin, pepper, and salt or Vege-Sal and saute for another minute or two.

Transfer the mixture to the slow cooker.

In a blender or food processor, combine the tomato sauce, broth, bouillon, vinegar, Splenda, molasses, and chipotles and blend until smooth.

Put the bay leaves in the slow cooker and pour the sauce over the whole thing.

Cover the slow cooker, set it to low, and let it cook for 12 hours.

When the time's up, remove the beef to a platter.

Remove the bay leaves and thicken the sauce to taste with guar or xanthan.

Serve the sauce over the beef.

Serving Yield

8 servings

Nutrition Information

Each with 41 g protein, 8 g carbohydrate, 2 g dietary fiber, 6 g usable carbs.