Tim Boyds Barbecued Brisket Recipes

TEXAS-STYLE BARBECUED BRISKET

Steps:

• 1. Rinse the brisket under cold running water and blot it dry with paper towels.
• 2. Combine the salt, chili powder, sugar, pepper, and cumin in a bowl and toss with your fingers to mix. Rub the spice mixture on the brisket on all sides. If you have time, wrap the brisket in plastic and let it cure, in the refrigerator, for 4 to 8 hours (or even overnight), but don't worry if you don't have time for this-it will be plenty flavorful, even if you cook it right away.
• 3. Set up a charcoal grill for indirect grilling and preheat it to low. No drip pan is necessary for this recipe.
• 4. When ready to cook, toss 1 1/2 cups of the wood chips on the coals (3/4 cup per side). Place the brisket, fat side up, in an aluminum foil pan (or make a pan with a double sheet of heavy duty aluminum foil). Place the pan in the center of the hot grate, away from the heat. Cover the grill.
• 5. Smoke cook the brisket until tender enough to shred with your fingers; 6 hours will likely do it, but it may take as long as 8 (the cooking time will depend on the size of the brisket and heat of the grill). Baste the brisket from time to time with the fat and juices that accumulate in the pan. You'll need to add 10 to 12 fresh coals to each side every hour and toss more wood chips on the fresh coals; add about 3/4 cup chips per side every time you replenish the coals during the first 3 hours.
• 6. Remove the brisket pan from the grill and let rest for 15 minutes. Transfer the brisket to a cutting board and thinly slice it across the grain, using a sharp knife, electric knife, or cleaver. Transfer the sliced meat to a platter, pour the pan juices on top, and serve at once.
• Barbecue Sauce, the Texas Way
• The best Texas-style barbecue sauce combines the sweetness of Kansas City-style tomato sauces with the mouth-puckering tartness of a North Carolina vinegar sauce. I've come up with my own version-mix together equal parts of the Basic Barbecue Sauce and the North Carolina Vinegar Sauce . Serve this with barbecued brisket. For a really good sauce, add some meat drippings or a little chopped brisket.

TIM BOYD'S BARBECUED SPARERIBS

Steps:

• To make the dry rub, combine the ingredients in a medium bowl and mix well, pressing with the back of a spoon to remove any lumps.
• Line a large roasting pan with heavy-duty foil. Rinse the ribs with cold water, pat dry and place in the pan. Rub ribs on all sides and under the flaps on the back with the dry rub. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes.
• Prepare an outdoor grill or preheat the broiler, placing rack in center of oven. Barbecue ribs over medium coals or broil until browned and heated through, about 30 minutes, turning every 6 to 8 minutes and keeping close watch so they don't burn.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Return barbecued ribs to the foil-lined pan and wrap tightly with foil or tightly cover broiled ribs in pan. Bake until tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Meanwhile, make the sparerib sauce by combining the ingredients and mixing well. Heat to boiling, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Uncover ribs and baste with sauce. Place ribs, basted side down, on barbecue grill or uncover, baste and place under broiler. Cook until browned and sizzling, baste and turn, keeping a close watch. Cook until browned on second side.
• To serve: Cut ribs between bones. Liberally baste with sauce and serve with extra sauce.

BARBECUED BEEF BRISKET

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the first nine ingredients; cook and stir over medium heat 3-4 minutes or until brown sugar is dissolved. Transfer to a disposable foil pan., In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Brown brisket on both sides. Place in foil pan, turning to coat with sauce. Cover pan tightly with foil., Place pan on grill rack over indirect medium heat. Grill, covered, 2 to 2-1/4 hours or until meat is tender., Remove from heat. Remove brisket from pan; tent with foil and let stand 10 minutes. Meanwhile, skim fat from sauce in pan. Cut brisket diagonally across the grain into thin slices; serve with sauce.

TIM BOYD'S BARBECUED BRISKET

Steps:

• Place powdered hickory in a Camerons smoker according to the manufacturer's directions. Tuck into the pan a cooking thermometer that has a low enough register to read 160 degrees.
• To make the dry rub, combine the ingredients in a medium bowl and mix well, pressing with the back of a spoon to remove any lumps.
• Rub the brisket with the dry rub. Place the brisket into the smoker and slide the cover almost completely closed. Place over low heat until wisps of smoke appear, close the cover tightly and smoke for 6 hours, making sure the temperature never exceeds 160 degrees. (Check the thermometer every half-hour.) Drain off liquid from the drip pan after the first, third and fifth hours.
• Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Remove brisket from the smoker and wrap in a double thickness of heavy-duty foil, sealing it tightly. Place the packet fat side down on a baking sheet and bake until fork tender, 3 to 4 hours, turning packet over halfway through cooking.
• Make the barbecue sauce by combining the ingredients in a pan and mixing well. Heat to boiling, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
• To serve, remove brisket from the foil and place on a cutting board. Cut across the grain into thin slices. Liberally baste with sauce and serve with extra sauce.