Slow Cooker Moroccan Brisket with Red Onions and Apricot Couscous

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I am eating this right now and it is delicious! It was very easy to make, although in the future I will be looking out for sales on brisket. I put the cilantro right into the couscous after it cooked and I put a dollop of sour cream on top for some extra flavor. This will become a regular favorite!

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I loved this recipe! Made it last night exactly as the recipe called for and it turned out delicious.

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This is a definite winner! The flavor was great, but next time I make it I will add more spices. The apricots and honey just slightly overpowered the delicious spices. Otherwise it was perfect.

I did have to leave it in the crockpot on low for 10 hours, though, to get it to that perfect, fork-tender stage. DELICIOUS!

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Did not like. My family didn't like it either. We didn't care for the apricots and the overall flavors. We will not try this again.

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I used just a drizzle of honey, and still found it a little too sweet. Thought the sauce tasted too strongly of wine, though that might be because I didn't add all of the honey. Definitely recommend using a cheaper cut of meat, because to me the genious of the crockpot is that slow cooking the meat makes even the cheapest cut tender.

To marsolo, who worried that a new slow cooker may not be working correctly, I found the following at en. allexperts. com:

"To check your crock pots ability to reach and maintain a safe temperature to kill bacteria, fill the crock pot two-thirds full with water. Cover the crock pot and turn the temperature setting on high. Use a thermometer to check the temperature of the water two hours later. Your crock pot has passed the test if it is able to reach 160º F or higher within two hours. If it has not reached 160º F within two hours, it is not safe to use."

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Delicious! My market didn't have brisket so I used a top round roast -- not the same cut of meat but it was still good. I'll make this again when I see brisket on sale. I also reduced the broth until it thickened a bit and added some butter for richness.

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Yummy slow cooker recipe. The veggies were a bit soggy like the other reviews say - but very flavorful and great with the cous cous and juice. Very tender meat, good amount of flavor too. I accidentally bought turnips instead of parsnips (since I've never cooked them and they were good too!

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We gave this one a 3.5 out of 5. My husband thought it could have used a little more flavor. Because I was planning on using the 3-4 hour cook time, I did not use a brisket. Instead I bought a sirloin roast. We cooked it on high for 3.5 hours; next time we will try the slow roast on low for longer so it can soak up more flavor. I also added 4 carrots to the dish. Next time think I will add more carrots, onions and parsnips because we prefer to eat more veggies and felt this dish could have used more than what the recipe called for. Parsnips were a good addition as I had never cooked with them before but liked them in this dish. They always say never cook with a wine you would not drink so I used a Cab that I liked. Next time we may throw in a little corn starch or flour to get the sauce a little thicker. As for some comments about the sweetness- that was not an issue. I used turkish dried apricots from Whole Foods-they are darker and less sweet.

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I agree with a few other people - The general flavor was there but I felt the vegetables were too sweet. The sauce really devours the individual vegetable flavors too. Also, I would use a cheaper cut of meat if I ever did this again. And lastly, it would be nice to have a little bit thicker sauce; mine was pretty watery.

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This was the first recipe I made for my new slow cooker and I followed it exactly. I don't know if something is wrong with my cooker or what. I am baffled. I cooked the brisket on low for 8 hours, at which point I took it out of the pot. It was not tender at all, the way brisket is when I cook it in a regular oven for 3 hours. Even the onions were not soft. Also it was very sweet, but that is not what I am complaining about. Does anyone have an answer? Do you think something is wrong with my slow cooker?