Sunday, October 9, 2011

day 40 = mom's brisket recommendation



sarah:
my mom made this brisket for the holidays and highly recommended it. i had bought a kosher brisket at costco and needed to cook it before it went bad. luckily this is a really easy recipe, but the problem is it calls for a 4lb brisket and mine was only 1.2lbs. i didn't realize you needed to adjust the time as much as you did so i overcooked it a little. overall though, it was very tasty!

1. preheat oven to 350
2. mix together in a bowl:
  • 2 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tbsp salt (if using a kosher brisket, reduce this amount)
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp onion powder
  • 1 tbsp ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 2 tsp dry mustard
  • 1 bay leaf, crushed
3. in a roasting pan:
  • put a 4lb brisket
  • rub all over with spice rub
  • add hot peppers, optional
  • roast for 1 hour, uncovered
4. reduce oven heat to 275:
  • add 1 1/2 cups beef stock and water until there is 1/2 in the pan
  • cover tightly with foil
  • cook for 3 hours, until fork tender

*for my 1.2lb brisket i cut down the rub ingredients to 1/3 and you only need about 1hr cooking time per each lb (this is where i went wrong). i would cover with foil after about 1/2 hour and check about 30-45 mins later. make sure to cook at 300 instead of 350 for the first 1/2 hour.
the other key here is not to look under the foil once you cover it. make sure it's tight so the heat does not escape.

charley:
well i am sure sarah mentioned that the meat was a little over cooked which made it a bit chewy, but it was full of flavor.  i have said it before and i will say it again, i like things with a little heat and this worked out wonderfully.  i could have eaten the whole thing, but sarah kept me from doing so!
enjoy!

3 comments:

  1. Love the new format...a feast for my eyes! I think the spice rub for the brisket would be good on any meat or chicken. Do you have a pumpkin bread recipe? I'm thinking about Alton Brown's with shredded fresh pumpkin & toasted pumpkin seeds. I made the cell/ipod wrist prototype from lobsterfest.

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  2. Terrific, I can't wait to see it, you are so crafty :) I do have a pumpkin bread recipe courtesy of my mom. I'll have to make it...

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  3. Takes best if made the day before and cooked the next day for about an hour in the juices.

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