BBQ Beef Pulled Brisket Sandwiches in a Crock pot

3- 4 pound beef brisket

1/2 cup soy sauce

1/2 cup applesauce

1/2 cup ketchup

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sause

1- 10oz can Rotel

In a slow cooker (crockpot), place the meat on the bottom fat side up. Then mix the other ingredients and place on top of meat. Cook on LOW for 7 hours.

Remove meat and pull apart with a fork.

Place all liquid from the crock pot into a sauce pot and reduce to desired thickness.

Mix pulled beef and 1/2 of the reduced sauce. Place the other 1/2 of the sauce in a container to be used as a condiment for extra sauce lovers.

Juice Substitution

So, we are really trying to cut the sugar intake in our home and make our funds stretch.

You will need:

• 1/2 gallon organic lemonade 365 Whole Food Brand ($2.99) or 1 can concentrate Lemonade Trader Joe's (not organic) $1.99
• Three herbal tea bags steeped in 2 cups of water. I used Celestial Seasonings Herbal Fruit Tea Sampler. Approximately $3.50 for 20 bags of tea, thus $0.53 a batch.
• Stevia. I like the 365 Whole Foods liquid. 5 drops
• 2 1/2 gallon container. I used recycled glass juice jars that are 1/4 gallon each.
• Water

In your 2 1/2 gallon container, mix lemonade steeped tea, stevia and water and chill and enjoy. If you use smaller containers like I did, just eyeball it or you can weigh and measure exact amounts.

Savings

• if you use the Whole Food Organic Lemonade for the mix you are paying $1.41/per 1/2 gallon of juice
• if you use the Trade Joe's considerate frozen lemonade for the mix you are paying $ 1.01/ per 1/2 gallon of juice
• You could also cut the cost of the tea by sign up for coupons from the company, buying it on sale, or looking at TJMax, HomeGoods, and Marshalls for deals on herbal teas.

Also remember the sugar is reduced by more than half.