How To Cook TX Style Beef Brisket!

beef brisket

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Pork shoulder is less expensive and can be used for similar barbecue dishes.

barbecue sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade barbecue sauce

Homemade sauce can reduce sugar and preservatives.

Trim excess fat from the brisket, focusing on the decal fat and any hard fat.

Use a slicer to cut out the decal fat and trim the sides for a nice shape.

Season the brisket with Worcestershire sauce as a binder.

Apply Killerhog's TX rub generously on both sides of the brisket, ensuring full coverage.

Let the brisket rest overnight after seasoning.

The next morning, prepare the smoker with Royal Oak lump charcoal and light it with tumbleweeds.

Once the charcoal is hot, add pecan wood sticks for flavor.

Place the brisket in the smoker, fat side up, and maintain a temperature of 300°F.

Do not open the smoker for at least 4 hours to allow the brisket to cook undisturbed.

After 4 hours, check the internal temperature and spritz with a mixture of water and Worcestershire sauce (4:1 ratio).

Create a foil ball to catch drippings and help develop bark on the brisket.

Continue cooking for an additional 2 hours, checking periodically.

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