Recipe for cooking texas beef brisket

Recipes from the Southwest US :: Southwestern Main Dish Meats

Posted by kdipaolo at recipegoldmine.com May 29, 2001

4 lbs. beef brisket
2 Tbsp. chili powder
2 Tbsp. salt
1 Tbsp. garlic powder
1 Tbsp. onion powder
1 Tbsp. black pepper
1 Tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. dry mustard
1 bay leaf, crushed
1 10-ounce canned beef broth

Make a dry rub by combining chili powder, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, sugar, dry mustard and crushed bay leaf.

Season the raw brisket on both sides with the rub. Place in roasting pan and roast, uncovered or without a lid, for one hour at 350 degrees fahrenheit.

Add the beef broth and enough water to make 1/2 in. liquid in roasting pan. Lower oven to 300 degrees fahrenheit, cover pan tightly and continue cooking for 3 hours or until fork tender.

Trim the fat and slice meat thinly across the grain.