Ultimate Cheater Brisket Recipes

THE ULTIMATE BRAISED BRISKET

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Drizzle brisket liberally with olive oil then season the meat on both sides with salt and pepper.
• Place a large Dutch oven or heavy-based pot over medium-high heat and add a 3-count of olive oil. Place the brisket in the pot and sear on both sides to form a nice brown crust. Remove from pot and set aside before adding carrots, onion and celery. Brown vegetables, then add the garlic, tomatoes, red wine, bay leaf, thyme, rosemary, and parsley. Add the brisket back to the pot, cover and roast in the oven for 3 hours until the brisket is fork tender.
• Remove the brisket to a cutting board and let it rest for 15 minutes. Strain out the vegetables and pour off some of the excess fat, then pour over the brisket.
• Slice brisket across the grain and serve over parsnip puree with roasted red onions and garnish with parsley.

CHEATER'S BRISKET

Steps:

• Submerge the wood chips, if using, in a bowl of water and set aside to soak.
• Combine the sugar, paprika, salt, pepper and cumin in a small bowl, then rub all over the brisket, coating it entirely. Set aside at room temperature. (You may apply the rub the night before cooking and allow it to season, wrapped, in the refrigerator.)
• Build a fire on one side of a charcoal grill, or set one of the burners on a gas grill to high. When all coals are covered with gray ash or the gas grill is hot, place the brisket, fat side up, on the cooler side of the grill, add a handful of the soaked wood chips to the hot side and put the cover down. Cook for 15 or 20 minutes. Flip the brisket over, add the second handful of wood chips to the hot side and cook an additional 20 minutes or so. Remove brisket and wrap tightly in foil, fat side up.
• Heat oven to 225. Put the brisket packet in a large roasting pan, and place in the oven to cook, unattended, for the next 9 to 10 hours, until extremely tender. (The internal temperature of the meat will be around 165 degrees.) Unwrap the meat carefully, still in the roasting pan, and save the accumulated juices. Slice against the grain and pour the juice on top of the result. Consider serving with baked beans. Use your own recipe or one from nytimes.com.

ULTIMATE CHEATER BRISKET

Steps:

• SCATTER the onion in the center of a large sheet of heavy-duty aluminum foil. Rub all sides of the brisket with the dry rub and place the brisket on top of the onion.
• COMBINE the ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, and bottled smoke in a small bowl and pour over the brisket.
• Tightly Wrap the brisket in the foil and place in a roasting pan. Refrigerate for a few hours or overnight. When you're ready to cook, heat the oven to 250°F.
• SLOW-ROAST the brisket for 6 to 8 hours. The meat should be fork-tender with an internal temperature of at least 190°F.

BRISKET-CHEATER'S BRISKET RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• 1. Soak wood chips 2. Combine sugar, paprika, salt, pepper, and cumin in a small boat. Then rub over brisket, coating it all over, Set aside at room temperature. You may apply this the night before and refrigerate. 3. Build an indirect fire, adding wood chips to the hot side. Place brisket on the cool side. Pull cover down. Cook 15 to 29 minutes. Flip brisket over, add more wood chips to the hot side and cook an additional 20 minutes. Remove brisket and wrap in foil, fat side up. 4. Preheat oven to 225. Put brisket packet in large roasting pan. Roast unattended for 8-10 hours. Internal temp. should be 165. Unwarp carefully and save juices. Slice against the grain and pour juices on top.

CHEATERS BRISKET

Steps:

• 1. Trim fat from brisket and season meat with salt and pepper. Place in baking dish, Cover with onions. Reserve 1/4 cup of beer. Combine remaining beer with brown sugar, bouillon and spices. Pour over meat and cover with foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 3 to 3 1/2 hours or until meat is tender. Remove meat, skim off fat and remove bay leaf. In saucepan cook juices down to 2 cups. Combine reserved beer and flour; Stir into pan juices and cook until thickened. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Slice meat across the grain and serve with gravey.