Yo Momma! -- Slow Cooker Beef Brisket !!

• 4 idaho potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch slices
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 5 -6 lbs beef brisket or 5 -6 lbs blade roast
• 2 large onions, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch slices
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
• 1 (12 ounce) can beer
• 1/2 cup low sodium beef broth
• 4 celery ribs, cut into 1/2-inch slices
• 1/2 cup tomato paste
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1/3 cup Dijon mustard
• 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup regular molasses
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

1. Lay the potatoes across the bottom of the insert of the slow cooker.
2. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat.
3. Brown the brisket well on all sides.
4. Place the browned meat in the slow cooker insert.
5. Add more oil, if needed, and saute the onions until soft, about 4 minutes.
6. Add the garlic and cook 2 minutes more. Scrape the vegetables into the insert.
7. Pour the beer and broth into the saute pan and bring to a boil, scraping up the meat bits in the pan with a wooden spoon.
8. Pour over the meat.
9. Add the celery, tomato paste, stewed tomatoes, bay leaves, brown sugar, mustard, vinegar, molasses, soy sauce, and paprika to the insert.
10. Cover and cook for 8 hours on LOW or 5 to 6 hours on HIGH, or until the meat is fork-tender.
11. Remove the meat to a cutting board and slice it thinly against the grain.
12. Skim any fat from the cooking liquid, discard the bay leaves, taste for seasoning, and add salt and pepper.
13. Transfer the meat and potatoes to a serving platter or serve them on individual plates. Spoon the cooking liquid on top or on the side.

potatoes, vegetable oil, beef brisket, onions, garlic, beer, beef broth, celery, tomato paste, tomatoes, bay leaves, brown sugar, dijon mustard, red wine vinegar, regular molasses, soy sauce, paprika, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/yo-momma-slow-cooker-beef-brisket-277036 (may not work)