Best 8 Very Best Brisket Recipes

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**Very Best Brisket: 3 Recipes to Satisfy Every Palate**

Brisket, a versatile and flavorful cut of beef, is a barbecue classic that can be prepared in a variety of ways to suit any taste. Whether you prefer a traditional smoked brisket, a juicy braised brisket, or a modern sous vide brisket, this article has you covered. With step-by-step instructions, helpful tips, and mouthwatering photos, these recipes will guide you through the process of creating a fall-off-the-bone brisket that will impress your family and friends. So fire up your smoker, preheat your oven, or prepare your sous vide machine—it's time to embark on a brisket-cooking adventure!

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

TEXAS OVEN-ROASTED BEEF BRISKET



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Dig into some serious barbecue with this Texas Oven-Roasted Beef Brisket recipe from Food Network. The meat is rubbed with chili, mustard and garlic powders.

Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 4h10m

Yield 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons salt
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons dry mustard
1 bay leaf, crushed
4 pounds beef brisket, trimmed
1 1/2 cups beef stock

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Make a dry rub by combining chili powder, salt, garlic and onion powders, black pepper, sugar, dry mustard, and bay leaf. Season the raw brisket on both sides with the rub. Place in a roasting pan and roast, uncovered, for 1 hour.
  • Add beef stock and enough water to yield about 1/2 inch of liquid in the roasting pan. Lower oven to 300 degrees F, cover pan tightly and continue cooking for 3 hours, or until fork-tender.
  • Trim the fat and slice meat thinly across the grain. Top with juice from the pan.

BEEF BRISKET



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For dinner tonight, serve Tyler Florence's Beef Brisket recipe from Food Network with crispy potato latkes.

Provided by Tyler Florence

Categories     main-dish

Time 4h35m

Yield 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 22

4 large garlic cloves, smashed
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more for seasoning
4 sprigs fresh rosemary, needles striped from the stem and chopped
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 (4 pound) beef brisket, first-cut
Coarsely ground black pepper
4 large carrots, cut in 3-inch chunks
3 celery stalks, cut in 3-inch chunks
4 large red onions, halved
2 cups dry red wine
1 (16-ounce) can whole tomatoes, hand-crushed
1 handful fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
3 bay leaves
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour (optional)
Potato Pancakes, recipe follows
4 medium russet potatoes, peeled
2 medium onions
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 egg whites, lightly beaten
1/4 cup finely chopped chives
Vegetable oil, for frying
Serving suggestion: applesauce

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
  • On a cutting board, mash the garlic and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt together with the flat-side of a knife into a paste. Add the rosemary and continue to mash until incorporated. Put the garlic-rosemary paste in a small bowl and add 2 tablespoons of olive oil; stir to combine.
  • Season both sides of the brisket with a fair amount of kosher salt and ground black pepper. Place a large roasting pan or Dutch oven over medium-high flame and coat with the remaining olive oil. Put the brisket in the roasting pan and sear to form a nice brown crust on both sides. Lay the vegetables all around the brisket and pour the rosemary paste over the whole thing. Add the wine and tomatoes; toss in the parsley and bay leaves. Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil and transfer to the oven. Bake for about 3 to 4 hours, basting every 30 minutes with the pan juices, until the beef is fork tender.
  • Remove the brisket to a cutting board and let it rest for 15 minutes. Scoop the vegetables out of the roasting pan and onto a platter, cover to keep warm. Pour out some of the excess fat, and put the roasting pan with the pan juices on the stove over medium-high heat. Boil and stir for 5 minutes until the sauce is reduced by 1/2. (If you want a thicker sauce, mix 1 tablespoon of flour with 2 tablespoons of wine or water and blend into the gravy).
  • Slice the brisket across the grain (the muscle lines) at a slight diagonal. Serve with potato pancakes.
  • Using a box grater or food processor, coarsely grate the potatoes and onions. Put the grated potatoes and onions together in cheesecloth or a tea towel and twist it to squeeze out the excess liquid. Put the dry potatoes and onions in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Fold in the egg whites and chives to bind the mixture together.
  • Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium heat and coat with 1/4-inch of oil. For each pancake, take about 2 tablespoons of the potato mixture and drop into the hot oil; gently flatten with a spatula so they fry up thin and crispy. Fry for 3 to 4 minutes on each side, until golden. Remove to paper towels to drain; season with salt while the potato pancakes are still hot. Continue frying, adding more oil as needed, until all of the mixture is used up. Serve immediately with apple sauce, if desired.

SIMPLY THE EASIEST BEEF BRISKET



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Simply the best and easiest beef brisket there is. Great recipe to make the day before and reheat to serve.

Provided by PMARRIE

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Roast Recipes

Time 4h10m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 (3 pound) beef brisket, trimmed of fat
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
salt and pepper to taste
1 (12 fluid ounce) can beer
1 (12 ounce) bottle tomato-based chili sauce
¾ cup packed brown sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  • Season the brisket on all sides with salt and pepper, and place in a glass baking dish. Cover with a layer of sliced onions. In a medium bowl, mix together the beer, chili sauce, and brown sugar. Pour over the roast. Cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil.
  • Bake for 3 hours in the preheated oven. Remove the aluminum foil, and bake for an additional 30 minutes. Let the brisket rest and cool slightly before slicing and returning to the dish. Reheat in the oven with the sauce spooned over the sliced meat.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 520.2 calories, Carbohydrate 32.1 g, Cholesterol 92.1 mg, Fat 31 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 23.7 g, SaturatedFat 12.1 g, Sodium 142.2 mg, Sugar 28 g

OH SO TENDER BRISKET



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Brisket - tender, tasty and oh so easy!

Provided by BREVEAL

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Roast Recipes

Time 6h15m

Yield 7

Number Of Ingredients 7

Roasting bag
¼ cup all-purpose flour
3 pounds beef brisket
1 ¾ fluid ounces liquid smoke flavoring
½ teaspoon garlic powder
1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
  • Coat the inside of an oven roasting bag with flour. Place brisket inside of bag. Pour liquid smoke over the brisket and sprinkle on garlic powder, dry onion soup mix, and ground black pepper. Seal bag. Using a fork, make two sets of holes in the top of the roasting bag.
  • Lay bag in a broiling pan. Bake in a preheated oven for 6 to 8 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 415.7 calories, Carbohydrate 6.2 g, Cholesterol 79.9 mg, Fat 33.7 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 20.8 g, SaturatedFat 11.5 g, Sodium 405.5 mg, Sugar 0.2 g

VERY BEST BRISKET



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Easy, tender and delicious is the best way to describe this meal. It's a one pot dish of brisket, potatoes, carrots and onions, then voila, a meal fit for a king! You can serve it holiday time or any time. So few ingredients, but the end result is just mouth watering good! Every Passover this is requested, and it comes out perfect every year!

Provided by Debbie Paskow Taveira

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Roast Recipes

Time 2h45m

Yield 14

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 onions, sliced
1 pound small new potatoes
1 (16 ounce) package baby carrots
7 pounds beef brisket
1 cup beef broth
1 packet dry onion soup mix
1 cup ketchup
10 fluid ounces ginger ale

Steps:

  • Layer the onions, potatoes, and carrots into the bottom of a large Dutch oven. Place the brisket on top of the vegetables.
  • Mix the beef broth, onion soup mix, ketchup, and ginger ale in a bowl, and pour it over the brisket and vegetables. Bring to a boil over high heat, cover, and reduce heat to a simmer.
  • Simmer the brisket until tender, about 2 1/2 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 477.7 calories, Carbohydrate 22.4 g, Cholesterol 93.3 mg, Fat 31.5 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 25.6 g, SaturatedFat 12.4 g, Sodium 563.7 mg, Sugar 10.4 g

OVEN-BAKED BRISKET



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Texans like brisket cooked on the smoker, but this recipe offers convenient prep in the oven. Sometimes I make extra sauce to serve on the side. Round out the meal with potato salad and slaw. -Katie Ferrier, Houston, TX

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 4h30m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 fresh beef brisket (4 to 5 pounds)
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon onion salt
1 tablespoon liquid smoke
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons pepper
Dash hot pepper sauce
SAUCE:
1/2 cup ketchup
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon ground mustard
3 drops hot pepper sauce
Dash ground nutmeg

Steps:

  • Place brisket, fat side down, in a 13x9-in. baking dish. In a small bowl, mix Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, onion salt, liquid smoke, salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce; pour over brisket. Turn brisket fat side up; refrigerate, covered, overnight., Remove brisket from refrigerator. Preheat oven to 300°. Bake, covered, 4 hours. In a small bowl, combine sauce ingredients. Spread over brisket. Bake, uncovered, 15-30 minutes longer or until tender. Cut diagonally across the grain into thin slices.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 334 calories, Fat 10g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 97mg cholesterol, Sodium 1922mg sodium, Carbohydrate 11g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 48g protein.

EASY BAKED BEEF BRISKET



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For a brisket recipe, this is considered very fast. The convention of cooking it low and slow often results in dried-out meat that never reaches the proper internal temperature. Instead of waiting all day and risking such disappointment, we dial up the temperature slightly and bake it in about half the time to ensure it's both tender and moist. Garnish with chives if desired.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Roast Recipes

Time 12h15m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 pounds first-cut brisket (or flat-cut), trimmed of fat
4 teaspoons kosher salt
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons butter
1 large yellow onion, sliced
1 teaspoon kosher salt
4 cloves garlic, sliced
1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary
1 cup apple juice

Steps:

  • Season both sides of the brisket generously with salt, pepper, and cayenne. For best results, place brisket over an aluminum foil "rack" set over a plate and refrigerate, uncovered, 8 to 12 hours.
  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  • Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and salt. Cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, rosemary, and apple juice. Increase heat to high and boil until liquid is reduced by about half, about 3 minutes.
  • Transfer half of the apple-onion mixture into a baking dish. Place brisket fat-side up on top; cover with remaining apple-onion mixture. Cover baking dish tightly with foil.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 250 degrees F (121 degrees C) and bake until fork-tender, about 2 hours 15 minutes. Check for doneness after 2 hours.
  • Transfer brisket to a plate and tent with foil.
  • Pour the onions and braising liquid into a large measuring cup or bowl. Skim some fat off the top. Puree with a stick blender to create a gravy.
  • Slice brisket across the grain and serve with the gravy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 338.1 calories, Carbohydrate 6.3 g, Cholesterol 77.5 mg, Fat 26.5 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 17.9 g, SaturatedFat 11.1 g, Sodium 1268.1 mg, Sugar 4.2 g

THE BEST BEEF BRISKET



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This recipe was given to me by my mother in law. It is by far the best brisket/sauce that I have ever tried!

Provided by Juli9251

Categories     Meat

Time 3h30m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

6 lbs beef brisket
6 tablespoons kosher salt
3 medium onions, sliced
3 -4 garlic cloves, crushed
2 cups ketchup
2 cups water
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 1/2 cups red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon black pepper
1/2 tablespoon red chili powder
1/2 tablespoon oil

Steps:

  • Trim fat on briskett.
  • Soak brisket for 30 minutes in water.
  • Drain.
  • Sprinkle meat with kosher salt and let sit 30 minutes.
  • Rinse meat well.
  • Braise meat in olive oil until brown, approximately 8 minutes per side.
  • Reduce heat and add onions.
  • Brown.
  • Add garlic.
  • Remove meat.
  • Add all ingredients for sauce.
  • Stir well.
  • Put meat back in pan and simmer covered for approximately 3 hours.
  • Remove meat and reduce sauce.

Tips:

  • Choose the right cut of beef brisket: Look for a brisket that is well-marbled with fat, as this will help keep the meat moist and flavorful during cooking.
  • Trim excess fat: Trim off any large pieces of fat from the brisket, leaving a thin layer of fat on the meat.
  • Season the brisket generously: Rub the brisket with a mixture of salt, pepper, and garlic powder. You can also add other spices, such as cumin, paprika, or chili powder, to taste.
  • Sear the brisket before cooking: Searing the brisket in a hot skillet will help to create a flavorful crust and lock in the juices.
  • Cook the brisket low and slow: The best way to cook a brisket is to cook it low and slow, either in a smoker or in a Dutch oven in the oven. This will allow the meat to tenderize and develop a rich flavor.
  • Let the brisket rest before serving: Once the brisket is cooked, let it rest for at least 30 minutes before slicing and serving. This will allow the juices to redistribute throughout the meat, resulting in a more tender and flavorful brisket.

Conclusion:

Cooking a brisket can be a time-consuming process, but it is well worth the effort. By following these tips, you can ensure that your brisket turns out tender, juicy, and flavorful. Whether you are cooking a brisket for a special occasion or just for a weeknight dinner, these recipes will help you create a delicious and memorable meal.

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