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DAD'S BEST BRISKET

Steps:

• Center brisket on a large heavy piece of foil in a roaster; sprinkle with liquid smoke.
• Sprinkle brisket with celery salt, garlic salt, onion salt, and pepper.
• Fold sides of foil over to seal; refrigerate overnight.
• 6 1/2 hour before serving, open foil and season with salt, pepper, and Worcestershire sauce.
• Reseal and cook in a slow oven at 300 degrees for 5 hours.
• Uncover and Pour barbecue sauce over brisket.
• Cook 1 additional hour, uncovered; let sit 20 minutes before slicing.

BRISKET

Steps:

• For the Firehole brisket rub: Stir together the pepper, salt, seasoning salt and granulated garlic.
• For the brisket: Preheat a smoker for cooking at about 225 degrees F.
• Trim the fat on the brisket down to 1/4 inch.
• Mix pickle juice and mustard in a bowl, then rub the brisket with the mixture all over. Season brisket with enough dry rub to cover (1/2 to 1 cup). Place meat in smoker fat-side up and cook for 12 hours.
• Remove brisket from smoker and increase temperature to 300 degrees F. Wrap brisket in foil or butcher paper and place back in the smoker until internal temperature reaches 200 degrees F. Let rest for 30 minutes.

BRAISED BRISKET

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F. Mix the fennel seeds, sage, cayenne, 1 tablespoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper in a small bowl. Rub the spice mixture all over the brisket, pressing it into the meat to make sure it sticks well.
• Mix the beef stock or broth, balsamic vinegar, brown sugar and garlic in a large liquid measuring cup and set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or large heavy-bottomed pot with a lid over medium-high heat. Add the brisket fat-side up and cook until golden brown and no longer sticking to the bottom of the pot, 4 to 5 minutes. Flip and cook the other side until it is golden brown and some of the fat has rendered, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the brisket to a plate and lower the heat to medium.
• Add the onions, carrots and 1 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally and scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot, until the onions are softened and starting to caramelize, 7 to 8 minutes.
• Add the balsamic mixture and tomatoes to the pot and bring to a boil. Return the brisket to the pan and nestle it into the sauce and vegetables fat-side up. Cover the pot, transfer to the oven and braise until the brisket is tender but not shredding or falling apart, about 3 hours 30 minutes. A fork should easily pierce through the meat.
• Remove from the oven, uncover and let the brisket rest in the pan for 30 minutes. Remove the brisket to a cutting board. Bring the vegetables and sauce to a boil over medium-high heat and cook until slightly thickened, 12 to 15 minutes. Thinly slice the brisket across the grain and place on a platter. Spoon the vegetables and sauce over the top and serve.

A GREAT BRISKET (NOT SMOKED)

Steps:

• Generously salt and pepper brisket and rub it in good.
• Put the brisket in the bag and pour the whole bottle of Liquid Smoke over it and rub it in good too.
• Pour the 2 cans of consumme over the meat.
• Pour BBQ sauce over the whole mess and tie up the bag and follow bag directions.
• Bake at 250 or 300 degrees for 5 or 6 hours.
• Be sure that the fat side of the brisket is on top so it can baste itself.

THE BEST BEEF BRISKET

Steps:

• Trim fat on briskett.
• Soak brisket for 30 minutes in water.
• Drain.
• Sprinkle meat with kosher salt and let sit 30 minutes.
• Rinse meat well.
• Braise meat in olive oil until brown, approximately 8 minutes per side.
• Reduce heat and add onions.
• Brown.
• Add garlic.
• Remove meat.
• Add all ingredients for sauce.
• Stir well.
• Put meat back in pan and simmer covered for approximately 3 hours.
• Remove meat and reduce sauce.

DAD'S BEEF JERKY MARINADE

Steps:

• For each pound of meat mix the ingredients together in a large bowl.
• Marinade a minimum of 24-48 hours before drying.

DAD'S BEST BRISKET RECIPE

Steps:

• Center brisket on a large heavy piece of foil in a roaster; sprinkle with liquid smoke. Sprinkle brisket with celery salt, garlic salt, onion salt, and pepper. Fold sides of foil over to seal; refrigerate overnight. 6 1/2 hours before serving, open foil and season with salt, pepper, and Worcestershire sauce. Reseal and cook in a slow oven at 300 degrees for 5 hours. Uncover and Pour barbecue sauce over brisket. Cook 1 additional hour, uncovered; let sit 20 minutes before slicing.