Texas barbecue brisket

Texas barbecue brisket

Take your BBQ beyond the burger with this brilliant brisket

Difficulty and servings

For the keen cook

Serves 10

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 6 hrs

Method

  1. To make the barbecue sauce, heat the oil in a frying pan, then cook onion and garlic for a few mins until soft. Add the rest of the sauce ingredients to the pan with a good pinch of salt and simmer for 20 mins. Use a hand blender or food processor to whizz to a smooth purée.
  2. Heat oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2. Make the rub by mixing all the ingredients together with a pinch of salt. Rub the mix all over the beef and set aside.
  3. In a large roasting tin, mix the beef stock and ½ the barbecue sauce. Add the brisket to the tin, cover tightly with foil, then cook for 4-5 hrs until the meat is really tender when you push a fork into it. The beef can be prepared the night before - just leave it to cool in the tin covered with foil, but don't refrigerate.
  4. To finish the beef, get a barbecue fired up and wait until the coals are completely ashen - you want a low, not fierce, heat. Lift the beef out of the roasting tin and place on the barbecue to char. If your barbecue has a lid, close it now. Cook for about 20 mins, turning it carefully with tongs, until lightly charred all over and heated through. Lift onto a board and serve sliced with the remaining barbecue sauce on the side.
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BUYING YOUR BRISKET

When you order the brisket from your butcher, ask for a neat-shaped whole piece, trimmed of any excess fat on the side. The more uniform your piece of beef, the easier it will be to handle.

PER SERVING

958 kcalories, protein 94g, carbohydrate 13g, fat 59 g, saturated fat 26g, fibre 0g, sugar 10g, salt 1.2 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2011.

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  • 25 July 2011

    Ann Clark commented on this recipe

    d no further, much too expensive.

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  • 25 July 2011

    Ann Clark commented on this recipe

    Eleven pounds of beef???? I read no further, much too expensive for a barbie.

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  • 27 July 2011

    LoobyLu rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I made this for 4 people and halved the amount of beef. The leftovers have fed 2 of us for 2 more days. There's no way you need this much meat for 10 people. With enough sides, half will easily do and make for a less expensive meal. Also, my brisket came rolled. I know I should have realised from the photo that I was supposed to unroll it before cooking, but the recipe didn�t say so, so I didn�t. After 4 hours of cooking, my meat was still raw in the middle. I managed to unroll it and after another hour in the over it was cooked through, but the result was rather dry. It was still delicious though. The rub is very tasty, so I�m going to try that on my normal Sunday joint for a nice change. Also, the BBQ sauce is delicious, so I�ll definitely be making that again.

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  • 27 July 2011

    JBus commented on this recipe

    The reason for all the beef is to cook a full brisket for the most flavour. I often freeze the cooked meat in 3 or 4 portions to eat at a later time. It freezes well and is excellent for sandwiches.

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  • 28 July 2011

    seangiles commented on this recipe

    I dont know why you are surprised by the amount of meat, it does say TEXAS BBQ brisket :P I would love to try this but my other half is veggie. Will have to invite some more carnivores over!

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  • 07 August 2011

    Ange commented on this recipe

    I sent my husband to buy the meat and he came back with 6kg and it was like a side of a cow! We cut it in half (halved and froze remaining piece) as we had a lot of people coming to the BBQ. This was a great centre piece and talking point! A huge hit and so much nicer than burgers and sausages.

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  • 11 August 2011

    growlingtum rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I halved the quantities for this recipe and it served 6 people on the first day, the rest was put in the freezer until required for a picnic when it served 4/5 and tasted great cold with the remaining sauce and salad. I added an extra ingedient to the rub, one tablespoon of cocoa powder which added to the rich flavour and colour and did the rub the night before. To cook the meat I used a slow cooker and then finished it off on the barbecue as the recipe states. Absolutely delicious, got great comments and I would definitely do it again.

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  • 21 September 2011

    Laura rated this recipe

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    22 September 2011

    emi rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastic recipe made a third of it and feed a BBQ of over 15 people along with burger sausages and legs,,,, was gone in seconds wish I'd done more of it and not the other meats as everyone loved it DEFINITELY WORTH DOING

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  • 28 May 2012

    ktboo83 commented on this recipe

    this was sooo delish ;-) i made a small 'joint' as a trial run for a catering party i have in june. Its been highly commented on. I will be buying the whole ammount and cooking for a centre piece ;-) Thanks

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  • 28 May 2012

    ktboo83 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    sorry forgot to rate

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    31 May 2012

    Bee commented on this recipe

    Could I finish this off in the oven instead of barbecue..

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  • 21 July 2012

    Smort rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    mmmm nice easy recipe and well worth the wait! will definitely make this again.

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  • 12 August 2012

    Bev 38 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    ive cooked this twice now, yesterday was for a bbq for 20 peeps. i didnt take any notice of the suggested size of the joint and just stuck to the amounts of the rub and sauce.ive only ever cooked it in the oven. i dont slice mine, i get two forks and shred. it was very popular yesterday. Tip...dont ask a tipsy chef to shred the beef for you....it flicks up the walls and cupboards : )

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  • 25 August 2012

    Simon Ring commented on this recipe

    I've cooked this twice now and it has gone down fantastically both times. The recipe cuts down to smaller quantities very well. Excess rub keeps for months.

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  • 26 August 2012

    Macgirl rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this yesterday but after reading the reviews bought 7lbs of met which fed 30 people at a BBQ. Went down well - too well as my hubby didn't get any! Glad I read the tip to unroll the joint first though, will make again

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Difficulty and servings

For the keen cook

Serves 10

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 6 hrs

Ingredients

  • about a 5kg/ 11 lb piece of beef brisket
  • 500 ml/ 18 fl oz beef stock

FOR THE BARBECUE SAUCE

  • 1 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 1 small onion , finely chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves , crushed
  • 500 ml/ 18 fl oz tomato ketchup
  • 100 ml/ 3.5 fl oz Worcestershire sauce
  • 75 ml/ 2.5 fl oz lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp malt vinegar
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp crushed chilli flakes
  • 1 tsp Tabasco sauce
  • 1 tsp dried thyme

FOR THE RUB

  • 2 tbsp each chilli powder and mustard powder
  • 1 tbsp each paprika , ground cumin, garlic powder, ground black pepper, caster sugar
  • 1 bay leaf , crushed
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PER SERVING

958 kcalories, protein 94g, carbohydrate 13g, fat 59 g, saturated fat 26g, fibre 0g, sugar 10g, salt 1.2 g

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