These qualities make the brisket a terrible cut of meat for slicing like a steak, but the same qualities make it perfect for the low and slow love and dedication of a good smoke. The slow and steady climb in temperature and exposure to wood smoke tenderizes this stringy muscle, breaks down that tight connective tissue, and seals in all of the rich beefy flavor.
Briskets are becoming more requested and carried more frequently in grocery stores, but I personally suggest seeking out a local butcher who can get you exactly what you want.
Most whole briskets will come in a cryovac package and can either be out in the meat section of your grocery store or behind the counter. The next thing to know about is grades of beef. For the highest fat content and marbling in the meat, I recommend buying a Prime grade brisket. I try to buy Prime briskets when I can because the results will be amazing and that higher fat content will result in a moist brisket.
Choice is the grade below Prime and still a great option. For the cooks who will never attempt a Texas brisket, nor lose any sleep over this fact, this is your pitch-perfect, fall-apart-tender brisket recipe.
Food snobs, take note. It takes a full bottle of wine , so be sure to get another one to drink along with. Burnt ends happen when a pitmaster surgically removes the point from a smoked brisket, cuts it into cubes, and tosses those cubes back on the cooker in a pan, where they turn into spicy, charred, fatty nuggets of bliss.
It is a time-consuming endeavor that requires a huge hunk of brisket, a few special ingredients, and some MacGyver-ing in the kitchen. And you can skip the oven-smoking rig if you own a smoker or large kettle-style grill that can be set up for indirect cooking. Get our Oven-Smoked Pastrami recipe. Yes, you can make a St. The point cut is traditional although a trimmed 5-pound packer cut would work fine, too and yields fatty, seasoned slices perfect for a sandwich year-round.
Get our Slow-Cured Corned Beef recipe. Truly a world traveler, brisket is great in classic Chinese dishes too; this one is a tender braise fragrant with ginger, star anise, garlic, and chu hou paste.
Serve it with vermicelli noodles for a new favorite winter stew. Once cooked, brisket can be wrapped and stored in your refrigerator safely for 4 days, or frozen for up to 2 months when wrapped and packaged in an airtight container. Now that you know the ins and outs of brisket, you can feel confident in taking the next steps on your barbecue journey.
Get out there and practice! Play with fire, and let the meat do its thing. The more you cook brisket, the better you get at it and the more you will learn the nuances of the cut.
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