Aunt Lindas Brisket Recipes

NANA LARA'S BRISKET

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Stir together the chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, brown sugar, and meat tenderizer. Rub the spice mixture generously all over the brisket. Place the meat on a baking sheet with the fat layer up.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour; remove from oven, and lower the oven temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Mix soy sauce with water in a bowl, and pour the liquid into a roasting pan. Transfer the brisket into the roasting pan. Sprinkle the meat with the crushed pineapple.
• Cover the roasting pan tightly with foil, return to oven, and bake for 3 more hours. Cool for 30 minutes before slicing.

ARTHUR BRYANT'S BURNT ENDS

Steps:

• Prepare smoker for cooking, heating to 180 to 200 degrees F.
• Season brisket with spice rub on both sides and then place in smoker. Smoke for 8 hours. Remove brisket to a platter and leave smoker on.
• Cut burnt ends (blackened portion) from lean section of smoked brisket and then chop into cubes. Place chopped pieces in a large pan with holes. Smoke for 1 1/2 hours, or until dried out. Remove pan from smoker and transfer brisket cubes to a large pan without any holes. Stir in favorite BBQ sauce, and then return to the smoker for an additional 1 1/2 hours. Burnt ends may be combined with baked beans or served on a sandwich.

AUNT LINDA'S BRISKET

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix the brown sugar, vinegar, soup mix, chili sauce and white wine in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Simmer for a couple of minutes.
• Place a large piece of foil in the bottom on a large casserole so that the brisket could be covered with some tenting by the foil.
• Put the brisket on top of the foil in the casserole pan.
• Pour the sauce over the meat and and seal the foil over the brisket close but with a little bit of a tent on top.
• Cook for 3-4 hours until tender.
• Slice meat thinly, against the grain.

AUNT SADIE'S BRISKET

Steps:

• Remove any excess fat from brisket, but leave a little on top. Place one half of the onions on bottom of pan. Season the onions with a litle salt, pepper, garlic powder and lots of Hungarian paprika.
• Place brisket on top of onions.
• Place other half of onions and allspice on top of the brisket.
• Cover tight and roast in a 300 degree oven for 3 hours.
• Test your brisket and when it is fork tender, take it out. Let it cool and then slice it very thin. Strain juice and either thicken it with a little cornstarch or serve as is au jus, with onions (as I do).
• This is best made in advance. Note: I refrigerate the juices and get rid of the fat that rises to the top. Before serving I pour it over the sliced brisket and reheat in the oven until heated through.