Barbecued Texas Beef Brisket

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (7 -8 lb) untrimmed whole beef brisket
• 1/2 cup paprika
• 3 tablespoons ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons coarse salt
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 12 ounces beer
• 1/2 cup cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons minced jalapeno peppers
• 1 cup purchased barbecue sauce (such as bull's-eye)
• 1 tablespoon chili powder

Recipe

• 1 dry rub: mix first 5 ingredients in small bowl to blend. transfer 1 tablespoon dry rub to another small bowl and reserve for mop. spread remaining dry rub all over brisket. cover with plastic; chill overnight.
• 2 mop: mix first 6 ingredients plus reserved dry rub in heavy medium saucepan. stir over low heat 5 minutes. pour 1/2 cup mop into bowl; cover and chill for use in sauce. cover and chill remaining mop.
• 3 preheat oven to 375 degrees. place brisket, fat side up, in a dutch oven or other heavy baking pan large enough to hold the brisket. roast brisket in pan for 3 to 4 hours, basting with mop every 20 minutes, until tender.
• 4 transfer brisket to platter; let stand 15 minutes. (can be made 1 day ahead. wrap in foil; chill. before continuing, rewarm brisket, still wrapped, in 350 degree oven about 45 minutes.)
• 5 combine barbecue sauce and chili powder in heavy small saucepan. add any accumulated juices from brisket and bring to boil, thinning sauce with some of reserved 1/2 cup mop, if desired. thinly slice brisket across grain. serve, passing sauce separately.