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BBQ Brisket

May 22

In Texas, BBQ brisket is legendary, slow-cooked to tender perfection over wood smoke. This flavorful cut, from the cow’s lower chest, is the star of the recipe here for BBQ brisket buns. Enjoyed in slices or sandwiched in soft brioche buns, with bbq sauce and coleslaw will help step up your BBQ offering this summer.

  • serves Serves 4
  • time 7h

Method

  1. 1. Mix together the salt, sugar, paprika, mustard powder, and the black pepper. Remove the brisket from the fridge and rub the spice mix into the meat and set aside for a few hours to come to room temperature.
  2. 2. Preheat your oven to 140˚C/120˚C fan/280˚F/Gas Mark 1.
  3. 3. Pour half of the bbq sauce over the brisket and rub in then place into a large, deep roasting tray. Pour the stock over the brisket and cook for 5 ½ - 6 hours until the brisket is completely tender.
  4. 4. Remove the brisket from the oven, strain away the liquid and turn the heat up to 220 C / 200 C fan. Smother the brisket with the remaining bbq sauce and return to the hot oven for 20 minutes until charred.
  5. 5. Whilst the brisket cooks, mix all the ingredients for the coleslaw together and toast your brioche buns.
  6. 6. When the brisket is cooked, slice it up and serve with the coleslaw and toasted brioche buns.

Ingredients

4lbs piece of beef brisket

1 tbsp sea salt

1 tbsp light brown sugar

1 tbsp smoked paprika

2 tsp mustard powder

1 tsp ground black pepper

15fl oz store bought BBQ sauce

30fl oz beef stock

 

For the slaw:

½ head red cabbage, finely sliced

½ head white cabbage, finely sliced

1 red onion, very finely sliced

3 carrots, julienned

3.5oz mayonnaise

Zest and juice of 1 lemon

Salt and pepper

 

To serve:

Brioche buns, toasted

2kg piece of beef brisket

1 tbsp sea salt

1 tbsp light brown sugar

1 tbsp smoked paprika

2 tsp mustard powder

1 tsp ground black pepper

500ml store bought BBQ sauce

1 litre beef stock

 

For the slaw:

½ head red cabbage, finely sliced

½ head white cabbage, finely sliced

1 red onion, very finely sliced

3 carrots, julienned

100ml mayonnaise

Zest and juice of 1 lemon

Salt and pepper

 

To serve:

Brioche buns, toasted