Real Texas Brisket (Smoked) (Southwest) Recipe

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Real Texas Brisket (Smoked) (Southwest)
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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
401
Calories
Total time
510
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Trim brisket leaving 1/2 layer of fat on top. Determine the direction of the grain of the meet and cut off a slice across the grain. This way when the meet is done, and covered with a dark brown crust, you'll be able to see which direction you should slice.
  2. Brush with 1/4 cup of lemon juice (bottle juice is fine).
  3. In a bowl, combine lemon pepper, oregano, celery salt, garlic salt, and seasoned salt.
  4. Rub brisket with 1/2 of this mixture, cover with plastic wrap and chill overnight.
  5. Remove brisket and let it come to room temp before cooking. Putting a cold piece of meat in a smoker is a sure fire recipe for disaster-the meet will be very bitter.
  6. Prepare your smoker according to the manufacturer’s direction. Heat the smoker to 225°F at the cooking level.
  7. Place the brisket in the smoker, fat side up.
  8. Keep the temperature as close to 200°F as you can for the first 2-3 hours by adjusting the air intake, and adding small pieces of wood every 30 minutes. Do not adjust the out vent, it should always remain full open. You know your cooking properly when there is very little smoke coming out of the smoker, and the hot air coming out of the top vent is clear for the first foot, then it turns to a grayish white smoke. If smoke is billowing out of every opening, the smoke is cold and the air flow is too low-your brisket will taste like tar. You can let the temperature creep up to 225°F , but not much over that.
  9. In a small bowl, combine the Worcestershire sauce, and remaining lemon juice and rub mixture.
  10. Mop on the sauce every hour as you turn the meat. Be sure to turn the meat over and also rotate to ensure even cooking. This should be the only time you open the cooking area.
  11. Smoke 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours per pound, until the internal temperature is 190°F . If you go much past that, your brisket will not slice up, and you'll have pulled beef.
  12. Remove and wrap in aluminum foil. Let the meat rest for about 1 hour.
  13. Cut the point (the pyramid shaped portion) off following a natural fat layer between the point and the flat.
  14. Trim off excess fat.
  15. Slice the brisket across the grain, using the starter slice you should have done at the beginning as a guide. Slices should be 1/4 thick. If a portion of brisket is falling apart rather than slicing, don't despair. Save the shredded portions and the burnt ends. They will make the best BBQ beef sandwiches later, when chopped and mixed with BBQ sauce.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 400.65 Kcal (1677 kJ)
Calories from fat 204.31 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22.7g 35%
Cholesterol 152.81mg 51%
Sodium 543.96mg 23%
Potassium 940.77mg 20%
Total Carbs 3.97g 1%
Sugars 1.97g 8%
Dietary Fiber 0.09g 0%
Protein 45.76g 92%
Vitamin C 5.2mg 9%
Iron 5.5mg 30%
Calcium 51.7mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 157.2 Kcal (658 kJ)
Calories from fat 80.16 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.91g 35%
Cholesterol 59.96mg 51%
Sodium 213.43mg 23%
Potassium 369.12mg 20%
Total Carbs 1.56g 1%
Sugars 0.77g 8%
Dietary Fiber 0.04g 0%
Protein 17.95g 92%
Vitamin C 2.1mg 9%
Iron 2.1mg 30%
Calcium 20.3mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 9.9
    Points
  • 10
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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