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This streamlined recipe produces fork-tender brisket and a rich red wine jus with glossy crisp-tender veg on the side.
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This luscious, impossibly tender brisket is the dinner party main you’ve been searching for—and you can make the whole thing in advance.
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In the cattle-ranching heartlands of Texas, barbecue usually means beef, not pig, and brisket—which comes from the animal’s lower chest—is hands down the most popular. A little patience and a few hours of smoking or braising transform this relatively tough cut into the most succulent, falling-apart-tender meat you’ll ever eat. Part of the trick is marinating the meat for several hours or even overnight prior to cooking, so be sure to factor in this additional “inactive” prep time. To avoid standing over the grill for six to eight hours, I start the meat on the grill for an infusion of smoky hickory flavor and then let the oven do the rest of the work.
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Beef brisket is one of the hardest meats to cook correctly. In Texas, this dish is a benchmark for how good a cook or restaurant is, and everyone has an opinion about how to do it right. Good food takes time, and this recipe will help you through the pitfalls of cooking a brisket. Don't ever steam your beef; it dries the meat and makes it tough. Applying a dry rub is important with large cuts of meat. Our BBQ Beef Coffee Cure is a select mixture of seasonings paired with an earthy dark-roasted ground coffee that complements the brisket. The salt and sugars in the rub will cure the outer portion of the brisket, leaving a hearty flavor and the smoke, charred crust called "bark."
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You’ll go crazy for these barbecue ribs, which are slow-baked before hitting the grill. Save time by tenderizing them in your Instant Pot.
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This low-and-slow brisket delivers barky edges, juicy slices, and real Texas barbecue flavor, even on a gas grill.
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In these parts, everyone knows that “low and slow is the only way to go” when it comes to making barbecued brisket. Whether prepared in the oven, on the grill, or in an old-fashioned barbecue pit, it takes hours and a gentle heat to transform this tough cut into the tender, flavorful dish that shows up at shindigs throughout Texas—from UT tailgate parties, where on game days folks set up steel-drum barbecues in parking lots during the wee morning hours, to family get-together, ranch weddings, and backyard cookouts. My mom, who adored brisket, took it often to parties and family events, and I’ve recently resurrected the tradition. James De Wolf helped develop this recipe. I carted our brisket halfway across Texas—from Frederickburg’s five hours’ drive east to Long view—to share it with my family at our annual homecoming potluck.
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A fatty, tough cut of meat, brisket becomes a thing of beauty through long, slow smoking, as in this recipe adapted from The Big Book of Outdoor Cooking & Entertaining by Cheryl and Bill Jamison. Brisket should shed a lot of weight during cooking, which can only be accomplished fully in a wood-burning pit or similar homemade smoker. The Jamisons’ cut of preference is a full packer-trimmed brisket, which is the full cut with a thick layer of fat on one side.
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In Texas, barbecue is about beef: specifically brisket, the cut by which any joint is judged. Brisket has become a favorite of restaurant chefs, too, hence the smoke ribbons and Hank Williams songs drifting out of restaurants as far away as Brooklyn. But can great brisket be made at home? I devoted a weekend to the task and learned that with a few key ingredients— salt, pepper, patience, and advice from Aaron Franklin, my neighbor and the pitmaster at Franklin Barbecue in Austin—swoonworthy results are doable. You just have to take the time—12 smoky hours.
Brisket (from the cow's breast or lower chest) is rich in connective tissue, so it requires a low-and-slow process to relax the muscle into tender goodness—a pleasure that can't be achieved with a quicker method. Luckily, those first unforgettable bites are worth the weekend. So let's get started.
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A splash of bourbon adds smoky depth to this quick-and-easy homemade sauce.
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Brisket’s not just for braising! You have to try it on the grill with this incredible peanut topping.
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Making a real Texas-style smoked brisket will take all day, but it's eminently doable (even in a gas grill), and you can demand everyone call you "pitmaster"
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Five tips that will get you started.
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On this episode of Dinner SOS, Chris and barbecue experts Dave Yasuda and Tuffy Stone share how to prepare the most tender of barbecue meats
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In this week's Bon Appétit Foodcast, Aaron Franklin shares his brisket secrets.
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Red wine-braised brisket has all the makings of a family classic.
Dawn Perry
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Cheaper, tastier, better: It's time to learn how to make homemade barbecue sauce.
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The key to success in this recipe is time. Don’t try and rush the brisket by turning up the heat—that will only dry it out and make it tougher. Let it go low and slow until the meat is shreddable, and if you’re not sure if it’s ready, let it go a bit longer.
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Join Chris Morocco in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as he makes grilled brisket with peanut salsa. Normally, you associate brisket with long, slow cooking—maybe on a winter afternoon—but we’re making a case for throwing it on the grill. Freezing the brisket makes it easier to slice it against the grain, which nullifies its naturally ropy texture and exposes more surface area to the flavorful marinade.
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How to make smoked brisket at home.
Get the recipe: Texas-Style Smoked Brisket
Get the recipe: Texas-Style Smoked Brisket
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“Truth BBQ is very traditional central Texas-style BBQ to a tee.” Today, Bon Appétit spends a day on the line with pitmaster Leonard Botello at Truth BBQ. Serving up some of the finest barbecue in Texas, Truth BBQ has secured a spot in Texas Monthly’s top 3 BBQ joints.
Get our recipe: Texas-Style Smoked Brisket
Get our recipe: Texas-Style Smoked Brisket
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Chef Jeffrey Nimer teaches Jimmy Wong & Ashley Adams how to cook a brisket slow and low while adding in some sweet heat from Bush's Baked Beans.
Get our recipe: Texas-Style Smoked Brisket
Get our recipe: Texas-Style Smoked Brisket