brisket

Beef chuck is cheaper and more foolproof than brisket, and lends itself very well to classic Texas-style barbecue. In this recipe, we use a salt and pepper rub, some slow smoking, and the "Texas Crutch" (a wrap in aluminum foil) for moist and tender results each time.

Barbecue Smoked Beef Chuck Recipe

black peppercorns (about 1/3 cup; 55 grams) (see note)

kosher salt (about 1/4 cup; 65 grams)

1 (4- to 5-pound; 1.8 to 2.25kg) piece beef chuck roll

Dill pickles, sliced yellow onion, and white bread,

Combine pepper and salt in a small bowl. Rub mixture evenly over surface of chuck roll. Secure chuck roll with 2 to 3 pieces of twine, tied around its circumference at 1- to 1 1/2-inch intervals.

Light 1/2 chimney full of charcoal. When all charcoal is lit and covered with gray ash, pour out and arrange coals on one side of charcoal grate. Set cooking grate in place, cover grill, and allow to preheat for 5 minutes. Alternatively, set half the burners on a gas grill to medium-high heat, cover, and preheat for 10 minutes. Clean and oil grilling grate.

Place chuck roll on cooler side of grill. Add 4 to 5 hardwood chunks to hotter side of grill. (If using a gas grill, wrap wood chunks loosely in aluminum foil before placing over hotter side of grill.) Cover and allow beef to smoke, adjusting vents and adding coals a few at a time or adjusting the knobs on a gas grill as necessary to maintain a temperature between 275 and 300°F (135 and 149°C) and adding 2 to 3 wood chunks twice during cooking. Smoke until a deep, dark bark has formed and internal temperature registers between 150 and 165°F (66 and 74°C), about 4 hours. 

Remove beef from grill and wrap tightly in a double layer of heavy-duty aluminum foil. Return to cooler side of grill and continue cooking, adding coals or adjusting knobs to maintain internal grill temperature between 225 and 250°F (107 and 121°C). Alternatively, you can transfer foil-wrapped chuck to a wire rack set in a rimmed baking sheet and finish in a preheated 225°F (107°C) oven indoors. (Warning: This will make your whole house smell strongly of smoke.) Cook until meat is almost completely tender and a fork inserted and twisted shows little resistance, 5 to 5 1/2 hours longer. Remove foil, return to grill or oven, and continue cooking until a crisp bark forms, about 30 minutes. Remove from heat, transfer to a cutting board, tent with foil, and allow to cool until internal temperature drops to between 140 and 165°F (60 and 74°C) before serving, 30 minutes to 1 hour.

To serve, slice meat in half with its grain, running knife in between the two largest muscle groups to separate them. Discard twine and place the two halves cut side down on the cutting board.

Slice meat thinly against the grain, using a sharp chef's knife or slicing knife. Serve beef with sliced onion, pickles, and white bread. For best results, slice only what you are serving. Remaining chuck can be wrapped in foil and stored in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Reheat leftover chuck in a 275°F (135°C) oven directly in the foil until hot, about 1 hour.

Here's how to easily cure your own corned beef for St. Patrick's Day! It's made with beef brisket, pickling spices, and salt, and needs to cure for 5 days. The result is a corned beef that's more flavorful and unique than you can buy in the store.

Home Cured Corned Beef

allspice berries

mustard seeds (brown

coriander seeds

red pepper flakes

black peppercorns

whole cloves

cardamom pods

bay leaves, crumbled

ginger

cinnamon

(3.8 liters) water

salt

teaspoons pink curing salt (optional, see Recipe Note)

pickling spices

(90 g) brown sugar

beef brisket

"Can you freeze the cured brisket and cook it later?"

"HI, at the end of the 5 days can I cook it in a instant pot ?"

"We live in Texas and usually order corned beef and pastrami shipped in from Katz’s for the day before Thanksgiving while we’re prepping the greatest meal of the year.  We’re going to try your recipe but if it doesn’t measure up, we’re both in trouble."

Toast and crush spices: You can either used store-bought pickling spices or you can make your own. To make your own, toast the allspice berries, mustard seeds, coriander seeds, red pepper flakes, peppercorns, cloves, and cardamom pods in a small frying pan on medium heat until fragrant. Note that it is pretty easy to burn spices; you want enough heat to release their flavors, not so much that they get burned.
Remove from heat and place in a small bowl. Use a mortar and pestle to crush the spices a little (or the back of a spoon or the side of a knife on a flat surface). Add to a small bowl and stir in the crumbled bay leaves and ground ginger.

Make curing brine: Add about 3 Tbsp of the spice mix (reserve the rest for cooking the corned beef after it has cured), plus the half stick of cinnamon, to a gallon of water in a large pot, along with the Kosher salt, pink salt (if using), and brown sugar. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat and let cool to room temperature. Then refrigerate until well chilled.

Brine the brisket for 5-7 days: Place the brisket in a large, flat container or pan, and cover with the brine. The brine should cover the meat. The meat may float in which case you may want to weigh it down with a plate.
Alternatively you can use a 2-gallon freezer bag (placed in a container so if it leaks it doesn't leak all over your refrigerator), place the brisket in the freezer bag and about 2 quarts of brine, squeezing out the air from the bag before sealing.
Place in the refrigerator and chill from 5-7 days. Every day flip the brisket over, so that all sides get brined equally.

Cook the corned beef: At the end of the cure, remove the brisket from the brine and rinse off the brine with cold water. Place the brisket in a large pot that just fits around the brisket and cover with at least one inch of water. If you want your brisket less salty, add another inch of water to the pot.
Add a tablespoon of the pickling spices to the pot. Bring to a boil, reduce to a very low simmer (barely bubbling), and cook 3-4 hours, until the corned beef is fork tender. (At this point you can store in the fridge for up to a week.)

Cut across the grain: Remove the meat to a cutting board. (You can use the spiced cooking liquid to cook vegetables for boiled dinner or corned beef and cabbage.) Notice the visible lines on the meat; this is the "grain" of the meat, or the direction of the muscle fibers.
To make the meat easier to cut, cut it first in half, along the grain of the meat. Then make thin crosswise cuts, across the grain to cut the meat to serve.

"Maybe this is a silly question but one that I don't want to make a mistake with, considering the nitrate level. If I were to brine a 3lb brisket instead of a 5lb, would I reduce all ingredients by 40% to account for the smaller cut?"

"Made this tonight and it was excellent!  Apparently in Canada curing salt is not coloured pink, so I was sad the colour was not going to be the traditional bright pink. To my delight it was!  Definitely getting a repeat. ;D"

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Smoked Brisket

diamond kosher salt

black pepper

post oak and apple wood chunks for smoking

Combine the Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper in a small bowl or spice shaker, then evenly season the brisket on all sides. Let the brisket sit out at room temperature for 1 hour.

While the brisket comes to room temperature, prepare the smoker according to the manufacturer's instructions for indirect cooking and add post oak and apple wood chunks for smoking. Bring the temperature to 250° F.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Place the brisket in the smoker with the tip closest to the heat and the fat side closest to the heat (up or down). Leave the lid closed for 6 to 8 hours until dark brown bark is formed and the internal temperature is 165° F. Don’t open the lid until this point unless absolutely necessary.

Remove the brisket from the smoker and wrap it tightly in uncoated butcher paper (or aluminum foil). Place it back in the smoker and continue cooking until the internal temperature reaches between 200 and 205° F°, about 6 to 8 more hours.

Carefully transfer the brisket (still wrapped in the butcher paper) to a cooler to rest for at least 1 to 2 hours before slicing it. You can wrap it in foil and a few towels to further insulate the brisket inside the cooler if you prefer.

Separate the flat from the point. Slice against the grain into 1/4&quot; slices. Enjoy!

Brush up on your barbecue skills with this smoked brisket tutorial.

dark brown sugar

Aleppo pepper flakes

garlic powder

cumin

aluminum pans, for smoking

water, for smoking

Lump charcoal, for smoking

Hickory wood, for smoking Spray bottle, for smoking

apple juice

apple cider vinegar

Butcher’s paper, for smoking

White bread,

Barbecue sauce,

Pickles,

Coleslaw,

Potato salad,

The Ultimate Smoked Brisket

Brisket made in the slow cooker or crock pot with onion, garlic and spices made in the crock pot. Easy, tender, delicious! Kosher for Passover.

Savory Slow Cooker Brisket

brisket (, first cut recommended)

garlic cloves, (peeled)

onions

bay leaves

water

olive oil

tsp kosher salt

tsp black pepper

paprika

turmeric

cayenne

cornstarch

Slow cooker, large skillet, immersion blender (optional)

Place half of the chopped onions, 5 of the garlic cloves and the bay leaves in the bottom of the slow cooker.

Rinse the brisket and pat dry. Sprinkle both sides of the meat lightly with black pepper and salt. If you're using a kosher salted brisket, or if you are salt sensitive, skip the salting here -- there will be plenty in the sauce after cooking.

Note about this next step-- if you're in a hurry you don't need to brown the brisket before placing it in the slow cooker, just mix the spices with the water and pour over the brisket in the slow cooker. However, if you do have time to brown it first the flavor will be much better! Drizzle 2 tbsp of olive oil into the pan and heat a large skillet over high heat until it just begins to smoke.

Brown the brisket on both sides—it will take a few minutes per side. A large brisket may overlap the edges of the skillet; you can brown it in stages, letting half the brisket overlap the edge, then adjusting it to brown the other half. Make sure you get some nice dark brown bits on there, it really adds to the flavor.

Once the brisket is browned, place it in the slow cooker on top of the onions and garlic.

Drain the fat from the skillet, leaving behind any brown bits in the skillet. Return the skillet to the stove. In a small bowl, mix together the water, 1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt, black pepper, paprika, turmeric and cayenne. Pour the water and spice mixture into the skillet and heat over medium until hot and bubbly, using the liquid to deglaze the pan and loosening brown bits gently from the bottom of the skillet with a spatula.

Pour the contents of the skillet over the brisket.

Top brisket with the remaining sliced onions and garlic cloves. Cover and cook on low for 8- 10 hours, or until fork tender. Tenderness will increase as it cooks, so take it out when it's tender to your liking. Most people like it very tender but not so soft that it is falling apart. You want it firm enough to slice but tender enough that the edges shred with a fork.

I recommend making this brisket ahead; allowing it to sit in the refrigerator for 1-2 nights will improve the flavor. If you would like to do this, skip ahead to where it says “Make Ahead Directions.” If you are not making ahead, continue reading.

Remove brisket from the pan and let it rest on the cutting board fat-side up for 20-30 minutes.

Meanwhile, skim fat from the surface of the cooking sauce.

You may strain the sauce to separate the solids out and discard— if you do this, return the sauce to the slow cooker, mix together 1 tbsp potato starch or cornstarch (use potato starch for Passover) with 1 tbsp of cold water, and stir it into the strained liquid in the slow cooker. Alternatively, you may thicken the cooking sauce by first removing the bay leaves, then using an immersion blender to blend the sauce with the garlic and onions directly in the slow cooker (careful, the liquid is hot-- protect yourself with a towel and take care with more delicate ceramic slow cooker inserts).

Once your sauce is ready, cut fat cap off the brisket.

Then cut the brisket in thin slices against the grain.

Return slices to the slow cooker and cover with sauce. Heat the meat slices on high setting in the sauce for 30-60 minutes more until sauce is hot, bubbly and thickened around the meat. Serve sliced brisket hot with sauce.

Make Ahead Directions: Switch the brisket and sauce to a ceramic or glass dish. Skim fat from the surface of the cooking sauce. You may strain the sauce to separate the solids out and discard. Alternatively, you may thicken the cooking sauce by first removing the bay leaves, then using an immersion blender to blend the sauce with the garlic and onions directly in the slow cooker (careful, the liquid is hot-- protect yourself with a towel and take care with more delicate ceramic slow cooker inserts). Pour sauce over the meat in the dish. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator. Let the brisket chill overnight, or up to two days. You can also freeze the brisket up to a week ahead if you prefer. 2 hours before serving, remove the brisket from the refrigerator. The fat in the sauce will have risen to the top, turned white, and solidified. Use a spoon to scoop the fat bits out of the sauce and discard. Take the brisket out of the dish and brush any excess sauce back into the dish. Place brisket on a cutting board, fat-side up. Slice the meat cold—first cut the fat cap off the brisket, then cut the brisket in thin slices against the grain. Pour sauce into the slow cooker and set to high heat. If you strained the sauce and didn’t blend it, mix together 1 tbsp cornstarch (use potato starch for Passover) with 1 tbsp of cold water, and stir it into the strained liquid in the slow cooker. Place brisket slices into the slow cooker, cover with sauce, and reheat for 45-75 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Serve warm.

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Slow Cooker Brisket Recipe Video - How to make savory brisket in the crock pot with onion, garlic, spices and sauce. Easy, fork tender, delicious.

Slow Cooker Brisket Recipe Video - Brisket in Crock Pot

You can make this classic Cuban braise with flank steak, brisket, or our favorite, chuck roast. It's rich, flavorful, and completely comforting. 

Ropa Vieja

chuck roast, brisket, or flank steak

(or more if using flank steak) extra-virgin olive oil

onions,

red bell peppers, chopped

Diamond Crystal or 3½ teaspoons Morton kosher salt

garlic cloves, finely grated

dry white wine

sweet paprika

oregano

cayenne pepper

tomatoes

pimiento-stuffed Spanish olives, halved crosswise

white vinegar

Chopped cilantro, white rice, maduros, and black beans (for serving)

Typically this dish is made with flank steak, which is lean and has long, shreddy fibers, and is how the dish earned the name “old clothes.” It’s the traditional choice, but we find it can be a bit tough, even after it’s braised for a long time. We prefer chuck roast for its fat, tenderness, and richness, but at the end of the day, this will be good with whatever you have on hand. Serve with maduros (fried sweet plantains) and Cuban-style black beans.

Bon Appétit

Pat roast dry with paper towels. Heat oil in a large heatproof pot over high. Cook chuck roast, turning occasionally, until browned on both sides, 5–7 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.

Place a rack in lower third of oven; preheat to 250°. Cook onion, bell peppers, and salt (plus 2 Tbsp. oil if using flank steak), stirring occasionally, until softened and beginning to brown, 12–14 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring frequently and scraping bottom of pan, until vegetables are golden brown, 3–5 minutes. Stir in wine and cook, stirring occasionally, until evaporated. Stir in paprika, oregano, cumin, black pepper, and cayenne until vegetables are coated; continue to cook, stirring, until spices are fragrant, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes and coarsely break up with a spoon (they’ll continue to break down as they cook). Bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid is reduced by half, about 5 minutes.

Nestle roast into tomato mixture and tuck in bay leaves on either side. Cover and transfer to oven. Braise roast and vegetables until meat is very tender and shreds easily, 2½–3 hours. Let cool 15 minutes.

Skim excess fat from sauce; discard bay leaves. Using a potato masher or 2 forks, tear and smash beef into sauce until it’s shredded and incorporated into sauce. Stir in olives and vinegar.

Divide ropa vieja among plates. Top with cilantro. Serve with rice, maduros, and beans alongside.

Sweet and Sour Braised Brisket With Cranberries

garlic

brown sugar

rosemary

salt,

red chile flakes

Aleppo pepper or hot paprika

onion,

cranberries

fruity white wine

apple cider

pomegranate molasses, optional

parsley,

Heat oven to 450 degrees. In a small bowl, combine the garlic, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, rosemary, black pepper, 1 tablespoon salt, chile flakes and Aleppo pepper. Place the brisket, fat side up, in a large Dutch oven. Rub meat all over with the spice mixture. If you have time, let meat rest at room temperature for 1 hour. (You can skip this step if necessary.) Transfer pot to oven and roast, uncovered, 20 minutes.

While meat cooks, heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until softened, 7 to 10 minutes. Stir in the cranberries and remaining 6 tablespoons sugar. Simmer, uncovered, until cranberries begin to break down, about 5 minutes. Stir in the wine, cider and pomegranate molasses if using. Season with salt.

Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees. Pour cranberry mixture over the brisket. Cover and cook until meat is very tender, 3 to 3 1/2 hours; turn meat every hour. Slice meat and serve with plenty of sauce and parsley for garnish.

Packed with flavour and meltingly tender beef, try this classic comfort food with steamed rice and greens.

Each serving provides 212kcal, 20g protein,  14g carbohydrate (of which sugars	13g), 8g fat (of which 2.5g saturates), 2g fibre and 2.8g salt.

Slow cooker beef hotpot

onion, chopped

carrots,

vegetable oil

beef

garlic cloves, crushed

fresh root ginger, finely grated

red chilli, shredded (I leave the seeds in)

tbsp light muscovado sugar

tbsp miso paste, optional, but this will add extra depth to the sauce

tbsp light soy sauce

300 milliliters/½ pint beef stock

tsp sesame oil,

spring onions, trimmed then cut into finger-length pieces

beansprouts

This beef brisket is cooked on top of a massive heap of onions, which slowly caramelize and make a flavorful French onion soup-like gravy.

Onion-Braised Beef Brisket

kosher salt

all-purpose flour (okay to substitute matzo cake meal

tomato paste

Handful fresh chopped parsley, for garnish (optional)

Set an oven rack in the middle position and preheat the oven to 350°F. 

Season the brisket on both sides with salt and pepper. Lightly dust the brisket with the flour, then shake and turn to coat evenly. Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a heavy flameproof roasting pan or ovenproof enameled cast-iron pot just large enough to hold the brisket and carrots snugly. Add the brisket to the pan and sear on both sides until crusty brown areas appear on the surface here and there, 5 to 7 minutes per side.

Transfer the brisket to a platter, then add the onions to the pot and stir constantly with a wooden spoon, scraping up any browned bits stuck to the bottom of the pot. Cook until the onions are softened and golden brown, about 15 minutes. (If browned bits stick to the bottom of the pan and start to burn, add a few tablespoons of water and scrape with a wooden spoon to release them.) 

Turn off the heat and place the brisket, fatty side up, and any accumulated juices on top of the onions. Spread the tomato paste evenly over the brisket, then scatter the garlic and carrots around the edges of the pot. Cover the pot very tightly with aluminum foil (preferably heavy duty or two layers) or a lid, then transfer to the oven and cook for 1-1/2 hours.

Transfer the brisket to a cutting board and, using an electric or very sharp knife, slice the meat across the grain into approximately 1/8 - 1/4-inch-thick slices. Return the slices to the pot, overlapping them at an angle so that you can see a bit of the top edge of each slice. The end result should resemble the original unsliced brisket leaning slightly backward. Check the seasonings and correct if necessary. If the sauce appears dry, add 2 to 3 teaspoons of water to the pot. Cover the pot tightly and return to the oven. 

Lower the heat to 325°F and cook the brisket until it is fork-tender, 1-3/4 to 2-1/2  hours, or longer if necessary. Check once or twice during cooking to make sure that the liquid is not bubbling away. If it is, add a few more teaspoons of water—but not more. Also, each time you check, spoon some of the liquid on top of the roast so that it drips down between the slices. It is ready to serve with its juices, but, in fact, it's even better the second day.

<strong>Freezer-Friendly Instructions:</strong> The brisket can be frozen for up to 3 months. To reheat, defrost it in the refrigerator for 24 hours then cover it tightly with foil and reheat in a 300°F oven until hot, at least 30 minutes.

Juicy Beef Brisket cooked low and slow until tender, basted in a mouthwatering barbecue sauce with a kick of garlic and optional heat! Double up on incredible flavour with an easy to make dry rub first, then smothered in a mouthwatering barbecue sauce.

Beef Brisket

(2 kg) beef brisket

onion powder

chili

(500 milliliters) barbecue sauce

Worcestershire sauce

cayenne pepper ((optional for heat))

Spray inside of a 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.&nbsp;Place brisket in slow cooker bowl.

Combine seasoning ingredients  together and pour over the brisket. Drizzle with oil and rub the seasoning all over the brisket.&nbsp;

Mix sauce ingredients together and completely cover brisket with half of the sauce.&nbsp;Refrigerate remaining sauce to use later.

Cover brisket with lid and cook on low setting for 8-10 hours, or high setting for 4-5 hours.&nbsp;

When brisket is tender, transfer onto an oven tray (or baking sheet), lined with parchment paper or foil.&nbsp;

Pour 1/4 cup of juices from the slow cooker bowl into the remaining sauce. Baste brisket with sauce and broil (grill) in preheated oven at 400°F (220°C) for about 10 minutes or until beginning to char and crisp on the edges. Baste again and broil (grill) until sticky and charred on the edges.

Rest for 10 minutes to allow the juices to recirculate back into the meat before serving.

To serve, slice brisket thinly across the grain and serve with remaining barbecue sauce.

SLOW COOKER:

Spray inside of a pressure cooker bowl with cooking spray. Place brisket, fat side up, into the pot and season brisket as above.

Mix sauce ingredients together and completely cover brisket with half of the sauce. Refrigerate remaining sauce to use later.&nbsp;Cover and seal according to manufacturer’s instructions.

Set to Manual at High Pressure and cook for 1:30 hours.&nbsp;

Quick release to remove steam and pressure, then&nbsp;unlock and carefully remove the lid. Set brisket onto oven tray and continue the recipe as above (FROM STEP 6).

PRESSURE COOKER:

Season brisket as above and place into a roasting tray.

Add 1 cup beef broth and 1 cup water to the base of the pan. Cover tightly with foil and cook at 350°F (175°C) for the first&nbsp;hour.

Reduce temp down to 300°F (150°C) and continue cooking for a further 3-4 hours, or until fork-tender.

Pour 1/4 cup of juices from the roasting tray into the remaining bbq sauce. Baste with sauce and broil (grill) in preheated oven at 400°F (220°C) for about 10 minutes or until beginning to char and crisp on the edges. Baste again and broil (grill) until sticky and charred on the edges.

Rest for 10 minutes to allow the juices to recirculate back into the meat before serving.&nbsp;To serve, slice brisket thinly across the grain and serve with remaining barbecue sauce.

OVEN METHOD:

Video above.&nbsp;Beef brisket slow cooked until tender, then finished in the oven to get that gorgeous caramelisation, basted with a homemade BBQ Sauce that the brisket is cooked in. Slice it and serve as part of a hearty Southern style supper or pile it up high on sliders!

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