Slow Cooker Moroccan Brisket with Red Onions and Apricot Couscous

Recipe courtesy Robin Miller, sponsored by Visa 2009

Show: Quick Fix Meals with Robin MillerEpisode: International Slow Cooker

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (23)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
3 hr 0 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 3 hr 0 min
Total:: 3 hr 20 min

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Ingredients

1 large red onion, sliced into thin wedges
2 parsnips, chopped
2 pound boneless beef brisket
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons ground coriander
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Pinch nutmeg
1 cup whole dried apricots
1 cup dry red wine
1/2 cup reduced-sodium beef broth
2 tablespoons honey
1 cup couscous
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves

Directions

Arrange onion wedges and parsnips in bottom of slow cooker. Season beef all over with salt and black pepper. In a small bowl, combine coriander, cumin, cinnamon, garlic powder, and nutmeg. Rub spice mixture all over beef. Arrange beef over onions and parsnips in slow cooker. Arrange apricots around beef.

In a small bowl, whisk together wine, broth and honey. Pour mixture over beef and vegetables. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or HIGH for 3 to 4 hours.

Cook couscous according to package directions. Serve beef, vegetables and apricots over couscous. Pour over extra sauce from slow cooker and top with cilantro.

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recipe Slow Cooker Moroccan Brisket with Red Onions and Apricot Couscous
gloria fort lauderdale, FL 11-01-2009
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Excellent and very flavorful
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This dish was very aromatic and flavorful. One point to those that commented negatively. You must buy a first cut brisket! ... Secondly you must cut the brisket against the grain. If you cut it incorrectly, it will be very tough. I bought a 2.5 lb brisket and had to cook it on low in a dutch oven about 3.5 hours for complete tenderness. It is a great idea to cook this meat a day in advance, as it carves very well when completely chilled down. The flavor was terrific! However, the vegetables and fruit cooked through very quickly and were mush at serving time, so I would suggest adding the veges and apricots the last 30 - 60 minutes of cooking time. My brisket was ample to serve 5 guests. I also added the cayanne pepper and eliminated the honey after reading the comments that it was too sweet. The pepper was subtle and gave a little bite.Read more
recipe Slow Cooker Moroccan Brisket with Red Onions and Apricot Couscous
Karen Forest Hills, NY 10-28-2009
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Awesome brisket recipe!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this for the 1st time this past week. I've made many dishes in my slow cooker but none came out this good! I used... Robin's exact instructions and the brisket was so tender. The apricots and parsnips were sweet and soft and the gravy was nice too. It goes perfect over couscous too. Would definitely make this again. Bravo, Robin!Read more
recipe Slow Cooker Moroccan Brisket with Red Onions and Apricot Couscous
null null, null 09-12-2009
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Excellent Dish!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I read this recipe and was really excited to make it. Once I had the crock pot going, I read the reviews and got a little... nervous about it turning out too sweet, so I took out about 1/3 of the apricots and added a beef bouillon cube. It came out wonderfully. The beef came out pretty tender and I'm a big fan of the spices - made my whole house smell awesome!! I've never cooked with parsnips and now I'm a big fan. I want to make this for company and friends --- Highly recommend this recipe ----Read more
recipe Slow Cooker Moroccan Brisket with Red Onions and Apricot Couscous
John APO, AE 03-21-2009
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Will try something else next time...
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

This was not hoorible, but I will try something else next time. Overall, the meat tasted fine. Many of the reviews of this... recipe describe either very tender or very tough meat. The difference may be in the slow-cooker setting used. As a reference point, I used the low setting and cooked the recipe for 6 hours and 45 minutes. At this point the meat was slightly overdone (a little dry and 180 on the meat thermometer), but still tasted OK. The problem was that no one the the family liked the vegetable/apricot mix. I'm not hard to please, but even I thought these vegetables were a little "sicky sweet" and I couldn't find the right amount of salt to fix it. Overall, the meal was not a total flop, as everyone ate the meat and cuscus. Additionally, the meat will work OK for leftovers. However, I'm a little disappointed that the time spent did not result in a big hit.Read more
recipe Slow Cooker Moroccan Brisket with Red Onions and Apricot Couscous
Jerlyn Boulder, CO 02-02-2009
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Very Nice Weeknight Meal
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

We enjoyed this dish. I thought I had apricots, but didn't so I used dried plums instead. The flavor was very nice. I think... I'll add a little cayenne pepper to the spice mix next time for a little extra umph. Very easy weeknight meal especially when you use a good boxed couscous.Read more
recipe Slow Cooker Moroccan Brisket with Red Onions and Apricot Couscous
Kellie Hammond, IN 01-06-2009
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Not on my list of favorites
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

Did not like this recipe, we barely ate it. Not what I expected and I will not make again.