Southern Style Brisket Food

BRISKET FROM SOUTHERN LIVING

Steps:

• Brown meat in olive oil over high heat for 5 minutes per side.
• Place meat in a lightly greased pan 13 X 9.
• Stir together vinegar and next 6 ingredients (everything from the vinegar through the dry onion soup packet).
• Pour over the meat.
• Add the water to the bottom of the pan.
• Bake covered at 350 degrees F. for 2 hours; basting every hour.
• Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees F. and bake for an additional hour.
• Skim fat and serve drippings with meat. Cut against the grain of the meat.

SOUTHERN PULLED BEEF BRISKET

Steps:

• Combine all dry ingredients. Rub over brisket.
• Heat oil over medium heat. Brown meat on both sides, about 10 minutes total.
• Transfer meat to a slow cooker. Add beef broth. Cover and cook on Low until beef pulls apart easily with fork, about 8 hours.
• Remove meat from slow cooker on to serving dish. Pull apart meat with fork. Serve plain or with barbeque sauce of your choice. Great on hamburger buns for a sandwich too.

BBQ BRISKET RECIPE

Steps:

• Stir together brown sugar, chile powder, cumin, salt, garlic powder, and cayenne in a small bowl. Rub all over brisket, and chill at least 1 hour or up to overnight.
• Stir together broth, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and 1 cup of the ketchup in a bowl. Place brisket in a 5-quart slow cooker; pour broth mixture over brisket. Cover and cook on LOW until very tender, about 8 hours.
• Remove brisket to a cutting board; let stand 10 minutes. Skim fat from liquid in slow cooker, and discard. Stir in remaining 1/2 cup ketchup. Slice brisket against the grain; serve with sauce.

SLOW COOKER BRISKET

Steps:

• Lightly grease a 6-quart slow cooker and place onion in the bottom.
• Trim excess fat from brisket. You want to leave about 1/2-inch thick layer on top.Rub brisket with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add brisket and cook for 2 to 3 minutes per side to brown. Transfer brisket to slow cooker.
• Sprinkle both sides of the brisket with chile powder, garlic powder, paprika, and cayenne pepper.
• Pour beer and chili sauce around the brisket.
• Cover slow cooker and cook on LOW for 8 hours.
• Remove brisket from slow cooker and place on a cutting board or serving platter.
• Mix 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid with the bbq sauce and serve with the brisket. You can drizzle extra cooking liquid over the brisket once you slice it to keep it moist.

OVEN-BARBECUED BEEF BRISKET

Steps:

• Make the rub. Mix all ingredients well in a small bowl and set aside.
• Place oven rack in upper-middle position and heat oven to 275 degrees. Rub dry rub all over brisket and poke holes all over with a fork. Place half of bacon going crosswise in a broiler safe 9 by 13-inch pan (it's best not to use glass). Put brisket fat side down on top of bacon. Lay the rest of the bacon crosswise on top of brisket, wrapping it down around the sides, and tucking any excess under. Cover pan with foil and place in oven for 4 hours.
• Take pan out of oven. Carefully flip brisket over, fat side up. Replace foil and return to oven. Turn off heat and leave brisket in oven 1 additional hour.
• Pour accumulated juices from brisket into large measuring cup or a bowl. Remove bacon from brisket and chop into pieces. Cook bacon in medium saucepan over medium heat for about 5 minutes, until fat has rendered. Add onion and cook until softened, 4-5 minutes. Take off heat and add vinegar and dark brown sugar. Return to heat and simmer until reduced to a syrupy consistency, about 5 minutes.
• Skim fat from accumulated juices and add chicken broth to make a total of 3 cups. Add to mixture in saucepan and reduce until about 3 cups in volume, 8-10 minutes. Take off heat and add ketchup. Mix well and strain if desired. (I like to strain about half the solid pieces out and leave the rest). After straining, add chipotle peppers.
• Turn oven to broil. Brush brisket with 1 cup sauce and broil until top is lightly browned and fat starts to crisp. Cut brisket against the grain into 1/4-inch slices and serve with extra sauce.