Pats Beef Brisket Recipes

EASY BAKED BEEF BRISKET

Steps:

• Season both sides of the brisket generously with salt, pepper, and cayenne. For best results, place brisket over an aluminum foil "rack" set over a plate and refrigerate, uncovered, 8 to 12 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and salt. Cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, rosemary, and apple juice. Increase heat to high and boil until liquid is reduced by about half, about 3 minutes.
• Transfer half of the apple-onion mixture into a baking dish. Place brisket fat-side up on top; cover with remaining apple-onion mixture. Cover baking dish tightly with foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 250 degrees F (121 degrees C) and bake until fork-tender, about 2 hours 15 minutes. Check for doneness after 2 hours.
• Transfer brisket to a plate and tent with foil.
• Pour the onions and braising liquid into a large measuring cup or bowl. Skim some fat off the top. Puree with a stick blender to create a gravy.
• Slice brisket across the grain and serve with the gravy.

PAT'S BEEF BRISKET

Steps:

• Mix ingredients together. Pour over brisket in Dutch oven. If you're at home, cook at 225°F for 5 hours, covered. This is a good dish for a lay over day on a river trip or for a camp day when the cook stays in camp. If in camp, use 6-8 briquets underneath the Dutch and 16 on top. Freshen charcoal every 1 1/2 hours. Save a little vermouth to add if your cooking liquid needs refreshed. Or, if out of vermouth, use water. Makes good gravy. Serve with rice, noodles, or potatoes.Spiced with More Tall Tales - Meats

SLOW COOKER BEEF BRISKET

Steps:

• Mix brown sugar, chili powder, paprika, salt, pepper, mustard powder, onion powder, and garlic powder for dry rub together in a small bowl.
• Mix beef broth, liquid smoke, and Worcestershire sauce for cooking liquid in a separate bowl.
• Place onions and carrots in a slow cooker. Pour cooking liquid over top and set to temperature High to let it warm up.
• Meanwhile, rinse brisket under cold water. Pat it dry, then season all over with the dry rub. Place brisket in the slow cooker on top of the onions and carrots, with the fatty side facing up. The cooking liquid should reach just to the bottom of the brisket; if not, add a little water.
• Cover and cook on Low for 8 hours. Turn the slow cooker off and transfer brisket to a foil-lined sheet pan. Trim some of the fat if desired.
• Place barbecue sauce in a bowl. Ladle 1/4 cup hot cooking liquid from the slow cooker into the bowl and mix it with the barbecue sauce. Baste the fatty side of the brisket with this mixture.
• Preheat the oven's broiler.
• Place the brisket in the preheated oven so there are 6 inches between the top of the brisket and the burner. Broil until the fatty edges start to crisp up, 2 to 4 minutes; watch closely so it doesn't burn.
• Remove from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes. Slice brisket thinly and against the grain.
• Remove vegetables from the slow cooker with a slotted spoon, and serve alongside the brisket.

AUNT PAT'S BEEF BRISKET

Steps:

• In a large pot boil brisket until fork tender, approx 4 hours. (Do not discard liquids as they make an excellent beef broth for use in other recipes.)
• Remove meat from pot and cool to touch. Carefully scrape away any visible fat from the outside of the roast.
• Meanwhile, make brisket sauce by combining sauce ingredients in a saucepan. Heat and stir until combined and slightly thickened.
• Thinly slice beef (an electric knife works well) and place in a foil lined, shallow baking pan. Pour sauce over meat and bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees.