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Texas Style Brisket

Matt Pittman of Meat Church

Cuisine

Beef & Lamb

Category

Roast

This brisket is wonderful alone or served with soft tortillas and taco toppings.

Texas Style Brisket

Ingredients

  • One 10 to 12 lb (4.5 to 5.5 kg) whole packer brisket (Choice or higher)

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  • 1 cup (240 ml) coarsely ground pepper
  • 1 cup (240 ml) non-iodized salt
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) granulated garlic
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) onion powder
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) paprika

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  • convEGGtor

Directions

  1. Mix the rub ingredients (listed below) in a large bowl
  2. This mix will make more than you need for one brisket; store the remainder in an airtight container

  3. Trim the excess fat and silver skin from the brisket
  4. Remove any “hard” pieces of fat as they will not render off during the cooking process

  5. Trim the fat off the bottom of the brisket leaving only ¼ in (6 mm) fat
  6. Apply rub to all sides of the meat liberally
  7. Cover the brisket and place in the refrigerator to marinate overnight

  8. Set the Egg for indirect cooking with the convEGGtor at 250°F/121°C

  9. Place the brisket on the grid, fat-side down

  10. When the meat reaches an internal temperature of 160°F/71°C, double wrap the brisket in non-waxed butcher paper or aluminum foil

  11. The bark will have formed nicely by this point
  12. Continue to smoke the brisket until the meat is “probe tender,” which means when you probe it there is no resistance
  13. Each piece of meat is different but this will likely be at an internal temperature of between 200-202°F/93-94°C
  14. Remove the brisket from the EGG, wrap in a towel and place in a cooler for at least one hour
  15. This will allow the juices to re-distribute in the meat
  16. Unwrap the brisket and slice against the grain

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