Fork Tender Hickory Smoked Brisket Food

TENDER BRISKET

Steps:

• Line a baking pan with aluminum foil leaving enough overlap to close over top of brisket.
• Trim excess fat from brisket and sprinkle liberally with Lawry's season salt and black pepper, both sides and ends.
• (Brisket can be browned in cast iron skillet in olive oil if you wish) Shake Zesty Italian and pour half the bottle into the foil lined baking pan.
• Add brisket to pan.
• Sprinkle contents of Lipton Instant Onion Soup envelope around pan.
• Add 12 ounces of Budweiser beer.
• Slice open two large onions and add to pan.
• Add a bay leaf or two to pan.
• Pour remainder of Zesty Italian Dressing over brisket.
• Close foil tightly and Bake at 325°F for 2 1/2 to 5 hours.
• Open foil, turn brisket.
• Close foil tightly and bake 2 more hours.
• Take brisket from oven.
• It will fall apart.
• It makes the most delicious sandwiches.
• Potatoes, carrots and onions can also be added during final hour of cooking.
• The pan drippings make a wonderful sauce.
• It can be thickened with flour, starch or arrowroot.
• Don't forget to remove the Bay Leaf.

SMOKED BRISKET

Steps:

• The day before you are ready to cook: Remove brisket from store packaging, and trim fat to between 1/8 and 1/4 of an inch. Using a knife, cut thin slits in a crosshatch pattern on the fat, taking care not to cut through into the meat.
• Combine all seasonings in a bowl, and toss a few times to combine. Rub generously all over the brisket, top and bottom. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, remove brisket from the fridge and unwrap, allowing the meat to come to room temperature before cooking, about one hour. While the brisket comes up to temperature, soak your hickory chunks in a bowl of water, and light the smoker. Bring the smoker to 225 degrees, and add soaked hickory. Line the drip pan with foil, and fill tray halfway with about a cup of the water.
• Load brisket fat side up into top rack of smoker, as far away from your heat source as possible.
• Maintain a 200 to 225 degree F cooking temperature inside the grill, adding coals every 2 hours or as necessary. Add wood chips and baste the brisket with apple juice and olive oil every time you add new coals. Try not to lift the lid of the grill at any other time.
• When the brisket reaches an internal temperature of 165 to 170 degrees F on an instant read meat thermometer (after about 4 to 5 hours), remove it from the grill and double wrap in aluminum foil to keep the juices from leaking out. Return the brisket to the grill (or smoker) The brisket is finished cooking when it is very tender and reaches an internal temperature of 190 degrees F, about another 1 to 2 hours. Let rest for 45 minutes, then unwrap and slice against the grain. Serve with BBQ sauce on the side.

BEST BARBECUE HICKORY-SMOKED BRISKET

Steps:

• Place brisket on large piece of foil.
• Sprinkle with onion seasoning and pour liquid smoke over, fold brisket in half if needed to make a compact packet that will fit in the crock pot.
• Seal foil, place brisket in refrigerator overnight.
• In the morning, place brisket in the crock pot on low heat, cook 8 hours.
• Remove brisket, strain broth into glass jar.
• Place brisket and broth in refrigerator and allow to cool completely.
• Skim fat from broth and mix 1 1/2 cups broth with barbecue sauce.
• Return the sliced brisket to crock pot and pour sauce over.
• Turn on low and allow to cook for 4 to 6 hours.

FORK TENDER HICKORY-SMOKED BRISKET

Steps:

• Wash brisket and pat dry with paper towels. DO NOT TRIM THE FAT - It will baste your meat as it cooks.
• Mix together the MARINADE ingredients in an air tight container or zip lock bag, add the brisket and let marinate overnight in the refrigerator.
• In a small bowl combine the DRY RUB seasonings. (Liquid smoke is used later in the recipe.) One (1) hour before cooking generously rub both sides of the brisket with this seasoning mixture; let stand at room temperature for an hour or so.
• Place the beef brisket, fat side up, on a large piece of heavy duty aluminum foil. (Make sure it is a large enough piece of foil to securely wrap the brisket.).
• Sprinkle brisket with the liquid smoke; wrap well and set into your crock-pot. (Slow-cook fat side up.) Cover and cook on LOW 8 to 12 hours (HIGH: 4 to 6 hours). SLOW AND LOW IS BETTER, THE MEAT WILL SHRED NICELY WHEN COOKED FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
• When done cooking, let the brisket stand - wrapped in the foil - for 20 minutes before carving or shredding.
• Serve one of two ways: (1) thinly slice the brisket across the grain OR.
• (2) shred the brisket with a large, 2-pronged fork.
• Drizzle beef brisket with the meat juices; delicious over mashed potatoes, egg noodles or polenta.
• If desired, serve with your favorite barbecue sauce. Horseradish also goes well with this slow-cooked brisket.

SMOKED BRISKET

Steps:

• Gently toast the cumin, chilli flakes, peppercorns, fennel seeds and thyme in a pan over a low heat until aromatic. Grind to a fine dust with the demerara sugar using a spice blender or pestle and mortar. Tip into a bowl and mix in the remaining rub ingredients.
• Season the brisket generously with the rub and leave to stand at room temperature for up to an hour. Prepare the smoker for indirect cooking at 120-130C. Once ready, place the seasoned brisket on the smoker, fat-side up. Leave for 10 hrs or until the outside is a dark, mahogany colour. Top up the smoker as needed.
• Remove the brisket and wrap in butcher paper. Return to the smoker and continue to cook for 2-3 hrs until the meat reaches 93-94C when probed with a thermometer. Allow to rest for 40 mins before slicing and serving with charred greens and salsa rossa.

SPICY BEEF BRISKET

Steps:

• Sprinkle brisket with seasoned salt and pepper. In a Dutch oven, brown meat in oil on both sides. Remove and keep warm. In the same pan, saute onions and garlic until tender. Return brisket to pan. , Combine broth, chili sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, chili powder and bay leaves; pour over meat. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2-1/2 to 3 hours or until meat is tender., Remove brisket to a serving platter. Skim fat from cooking juices; discard bay leaves. Combine flour and cold water until smooth; stir into pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Thinly slice meat across the grain; serve with sauce.