TEXAS SMOKED BBQ BRISKET
(from the_Holts’s recipe box)
Prep time: 60 minutes
Cook time: 600 minutes
Serves 18 people
Categories: BEEF
Ingredients
- 1 BEEF BRISKET
- 1/4 CUP KOSHER SALT
- 1/4 CUP SUGAR
- 1/4 CUP BROWN SUGAR
- 1/4 CUP CUMIN
- 1/4 CUP CHILI POWDER
- 1/4 CUP CUP FRESHLY CRACKED BLACK PEPPER
- 2 TBSP CAYENNE PEPPER
- 1/2 CUP PAPRKA
Directions
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IN A LARGE BOWL, COMBINE THE SALT, SUGAR, BROWN SUGAR, CUMIN, CHILI POWDER, PEPPER, CAYENNE PEPPER, AND PAPRIKA AND MIX WELL. RUB BRISKET THOROOUGHLY WITH THIS MIXTURE AND SET ASIDE.
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BUILD A FIRE IN ONE HALF OF A LARGE GRILL. FOR BEST RESULTS, USE AN AROMATIC WOOD SUCH AS MESQUITE.
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WHEN FIRE IS READY, PLACE BRISKET ON THE GRILL, MAKING SURE THAT IT IS NOT ABOVE ANY PART OF THE FIRE. CLOSE THE GRILL COVER AND OPEN THE VENT ABOUT A 1/2 INCH.
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FEEDING THE FORE PERIODICSLLY, COOK FOR 8-10 HOURS OR UNTILL THE INTERNAL TEMP. IS 165-170 F. AND THE MEAT IS VERY TENDER. THE EXTERIOR OF THE MEAT SHOULD BE VERY BLACK.
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REMOVE FROM THE FIRE, TRIM OFF EXCESS FAT AND CARVE AGAINST THE GRAIN INTO VERY THIN SLICES.