Beef Brisket

Total Time: 13 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 9 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 -5 lbs beef brisket
• 4 tablespoons sweet paprika
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 2 tablespoons ground cumin
• 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon pepper
• 1 -2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 onion, sliced
• 0.5 (6 ounce) can shiner bock beer (or any dark ale)
• barbecue sauce

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients together in a small bowl, using large serving fork, pierce brisket all over.
• 2 apply the rub liberally to all sides of a beef brisket.
• 3 cover with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator from 4 hours to over night. one hour before cooking, remove brisket from the refrigerator, uncover, and allow it to sit and become room temperature.
• 4 smoke brisket covered for 3 1/2 to 4 hours at approximately 275 to 300 degrees with fat side up without opening the smoker.
• 5 place brisket on large sheet of heavy duty foil.
• 6 spread a thinly sliced onion under brisket.
• 7 pour 1/2 can of beer (shiner bock) into the foil and seal well.
• 8 place into oven or smoker at 250 - 275 degrees and cook 4 to 5 more hours depending on size.
• 9 remove from oven or smoker, loosen foil at one end to release steam, and allow brisket to rest for 45 minutes.
• 10 drain juices into bowl and place bowl in freezer for ten minutes to de-fat.
• 11 separate fat from juices and discard the fat.
• 12 pour up to one cup of the remaining juices into a sauce pot with your favorite bbq sauce and bring to boil.
• 13 slice across grain on the diagonal into long, thin slices approximately 1/4 inch thick.
• 14 serve with bbq sauce.