Northern California Smoked Brisket Recipes

THE BEST SMOKED BRISKET RECIPE

Steps:

• The night before you cook your brisket removed the thick fatty areas and score the meat so that it can absorb the rub.
• In a small bowl, combine the garlic salt, pepper, chili powder, brown sugar and smoked paprika and generously massage it over all sides of the brisket. Place it in a shallow dish, cover and refrigerate overnight or for at least 8 hours.
• Prepare your smoker to 225 degrees F. Set the meat out and allow it to come to room temperature.
• Once the grill comes to a steady temperature for at least 15 minutes, add the wood chips.
• Put your brisket on the smoker and let smoke for 5 hours or until the internal temp reaches 170 degrees F.
• Right before the 5 hours is up, combine the glaze ingredients of brown sugar and apple juice.
• Once the brisket hits an internal temperature of 170 degrees, remove it from the grill and place it in a metal baking dish. Drizzle the glaze over top of the brisket and cover with foil. Put it back into the smoker.
• Cook the brisket for an additional 2 hours or until the internal temp of the thickest section has reached 190 degrees F.
• Once you remove the brisket from the smoker, continue to cover and let rest for 30 minutes.
• When ready to serve, cut against the grain into 1/4" slices.

SOUTHERN BARBECUED BRISKET

Steps:

• Place brisket on a large sheet of heavy-duty foil; seal tightly. Place in a greased shallow roasting pan. Bake at 325° for 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until meat is tender., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat., Carefully open foil to allow steam to escape. Remove brisket from foil; let stand for 20 minutes. Thinly slice meat across the grain. Place in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Spoon sauce over meat. Cover and bake for 1 hour or until heated through.

KC'S SMOKED BRISKET

Steps:

• Coat beef brisket with mustard. Cover with brisket rub. Let marinate in the refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
• Remove brisket from the refrigerator and bring to room temperature.
• Preheat a smoker to 220 degrees F (104 degrees F) according to manufacturer's instructions.
• Place beef brisket in the smoker and smoke until easily pierced with a knife and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads 190 degrees F (88 degrees C), 6 1/4 to 7 1/2 hours.
• Wrap brisket with aluminum foil and let rest for 30 minutes before slicing.

YEAH, I-LIVED-IN-TEXAS, SMOKED BRISKET

Steps:

• Soak wood chips in a bowl of water, 8 hours to overnight.
• Mix paprika, white sugar, cumin, cayenne pepper, brown sugar, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl. Rub the spice mixture over the entire brisket; refrigerate for 24 hours.
• Preheat smoker to between 220 degrees F (104 degrees C) and 230 degrees F (110 degrees C). Drain wood chips and place in the smoker.
• Smoke brisket in the preheated smoker until it has an internal temperature of 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 12 1/2 hours. Wrap brisket tightly in butcher paper or heavy-duty aluminum foil and return to smoker.
• Continue smoking brisket until an internal temperature of 185 degrees F (85 degrees C) is reached, about 1 hour more.

BEST SMOKED BRISKET RECIPE

Steps:

• Start with a high quality packer brisket. Trim and remove excess fat from the fat cap. Season generously with dry rub. Heat smoker to a temperature between 225˚and 235˚. Place the brisket on the smoke rack fat side down and maintain steady temperature until the brisket reaches 150˚. Remove brisket and wrap fat side up tightly in heavy duty aluminum foil.
• Return brisket to smoker or indoor oven at 225˚to 235˚. Continue cooking until internal temp of brisket reaches 200˚ to 205˚. Remove the brisket from the heat and store in a cooler for 1 to 2 hours. After the brisket rests, remove it from the foil. Heat the smoker between 250˚ and 260˚ and return the brisket fat side up for about 25 to 30 minutes before serving.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SMOKED BRISKET

Steps:

• To make the spice rub: In a large dry skillet, toast the chiles, fennel seeds, coriander seeds and peppercorns over medium-high heat until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add to a spice grinder and run until you have a fine powder. In a large mixing bowl combine the spices with the remaining rub ingredients. Makes about 2 cups.
• Rub the brisket all over with the spice rub mix. Wrap tightly in plastic and marinate overnight in the refrigerator.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• Line a large roasting pan with foil and set over high heat. Put the soaked chips on top, then put the pan directly over the burner to get the chips to start smoking, about 10 minutes. Place a V-rack over the top of the chips and put the marinated brisket on the rack. Cover the entire top of the roaster with foil, crimping the edges to form a nice seal, (you may have to use 2 strips foil to cover everything). Reduce heat to medium and smoke the brisket for 15 minutes.
• While the brisket is smoking, prepare the anchos, onion, garlic and tomatoes. Remove brisket from the roasting pan with the rack. Remove the chips with the foil and discard in sink (pour water on top of chips to stop the smoking). Put the reserved chiles and vegetables on the bottom of the pan, then put the rack with the smoked brisket in the roasting pan so it sits above the aromatics. Put in the middle of the oven and roast until brisket is tender, about 4 to 4 1/2 hours
• Remove brisket from oven and set aside to rest. Add the pan drippings and the vegetables from the bottom of the pan to a blender and puree. Stir in the red wine vinegar and transfer the sauce to a serving dish. Slice the brisket across the grain, arrange on a serving platter and serve with sauce.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SMOKED BRISKET

Steps:

• To make the spice rub: In a large dry skillet, toast the chiles, fennel seeds, coriander seeds and peppercorns over medium-high heat until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add to a spice grinder and run until you have a fine powder. In a large mixing bowl combine the spices with the remaining rub ingredients. Makes about 2 cups. Rub the brisket all over with the spice rub mix. Wrap tightly in plastic and marinate overnight in the refrigerator. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Line a large roasting pan with foil and set over high heat. Put the soaked chips on top, then put the pan directly over the burner to get the chips to start smoking, about 10 minutes. Place a V-rack over the top of the chips and put the marinated brisket on the rack. Cover the entire top of the roaster with foil, crimping the edges to form a nice seal, (you may have to use 2 strips foil to cover everything). Reduce heat to medium and smoke the brisket for 15 minutes. While the brisket is smoking, prepare the anchos, onion, garlic and tomatoes. Remove brisket from the roasting pan with the rack. Remove the chips with the foil and discard in sink (pour water on top of chips to stop the smoking). Put the reserved chiles and vegetables on the bottom of the pan, then put the rack with the smoked brisket in the roasting pan so it sits above the aromatics. Put in the middle of the oven and roast until brisket is tender, about 4 to 4 1/2 hours Remove brisket from oven and set aside to rest. Add the pan drippings and the vegetables from the bottom of the pan to a blender and puree. Stir in the red wine vinegar and transfer the sauce to a serving dish. Slice the brisket across the grain, arrange on a serving platter and serve with sauce.