Texas barbecue beef brisket
21 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | pounds | Boneless beef brisket |
| Oak, pecan, mesquite, or hickory chips, water soaked 30mins | ||
| 2 | teaspoons | Paprika |
| 1 | teaspoon | Black pepper, divided |
| Water | ||
| 1 | medium | Onion, grated |
| 1 | tablespoon | Butter, or margarine |
| 1½ | cup | Catsup |
| 1 | tablespoon | Fresh lemon juice |
| 1 | tablespoon | Worcestershire sauce |
| 1 | teaspoon | Hot pepper sauce |
Directions
Prepare briquets; add desired wood chips. Trim excess fat from beef brisket. Combine paprika and ½ teaspoon pepper; rub evenly over surface of brisket. Place brisket, fat side down, in 11½ x 9-inch disposable aluminum pan. Add 1 cup water. Cover pan tightly with aluminum foil. Place in center of grid over very low coals*. Cover cooker and cook 5 hours, turning brisket over every 11/2 hours; remove excess fat from pan with baster as it accumulates. Add additional ½ cup water to pan, if needed.
Periodically add just enough additional briquets to keep coals at very low temperature. Remove brisket form pan; reserve pan drippings. Place brisket on grid, fat side down, directly over very low coals*. Replace grill cover and continue cooking 30 minutes. Meanwhile skim and discard fat from pan drippings; reserve 1 cup drippings. Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onions; cook until tender-crisp, stirring occasionally.
Add reserved pan drippings, remaining ½ ! ! ! teaspoon pepper, catsup, lemon juice, worcestershire sauce and pepper sauce; simmer approximately 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Trim excess fat from brisket; carve brisket across the grain into thin slices.
Serving Ideas : Serve brisket with sauce.
NOTES : Coals should be in a single layer with space between each briquet.
To check temperature, cautiously hold hand about 4 inches above coals. Very low coals will force removal of hand in 6 to 7 seconds. Water Smoker Directions: Prepare smoker according to manufacturer's directions. Place beef brisket, fat side up, in center of cooking rack. Cover smoker and smoke-cook at low to moderate temperature 4 ½ to 5 hours or until tender.
A beef brisket will yield three 3-ounce cooked, trimmed servings per pound.
Recipe by: National Cattlemen's Beef Association & Susan Parenti Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #603 by "madams@..." <madams@...> on May 8, 1997