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Brisket

Information for Brisket

Typical Cooking Methods

BBQ, Braise, Cure, Roast, Smoke

Other Names for Brisket

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Good Substitutes for Brisket

Rump roast, bottom round roast, short ribs, beef cheek

Traditional Dishes for Brisket

Pastrami, braised brisket, BBQ brisket, corned beef, burnt ends, pot roast

Brisket Recipes

• Concepts: Brisket, Corned Beef, Sandwiches, Sous Vide Brisket , Sous Vide Corned Beef , Sous Vide Sandwiches
  
  Info: Corned beef Reubens are one of my all-time favorite sandwiches. The salty and heavily spiced corned beef compliments the tangy sauerkraut, with some sharp Swiss cheese and hearty rye bread topped with some Russian Dressing, tying it all together. While I'll eat Reuben cooked almost any way, I especially love them when the corned beef is sous vided. Sous Vide Corned Beef Reubens Recipe
• Concepts: Brisket, Corned Beef, Sous Vide, Sous Vide Brisket , Sous Vide Corned Beef
  
  Info: Sous vide corned beef is something I don't make nearly enough! It's so flavorful and goes with so many different dishes. I also love curing my own brisket for homemade corned beef since it gives me complete control over the salt and seasonings, but this recipe also works well with most store bought brands. Sous Vide Corned Beef Recipe
• Concepts: Brisket, Corned Beef, Sous Vide Corned Beef
  
  Info: Homemade corned beef is nothing like the overly salty, generally bland store bought corned beef. Making it at home gives you full control over the salt levels and the seasonings. It also is really easy to do! Home Cured Corned Beef Recipe
• Concepts: Beef, Brisket, Corned Beef, Pressure Cooker
  
  Info: Corned beef is an excellent dish that I always regret not making more. It's salty, flavorful and really tender, especially when cooked in the pressure cooker. Pressure cooking is a much faster process than braising the corned beef traditionally. Pressure Cooker Corned Beef Recipe
• Concepts: BBQ, Beef, Brisket, Smoking, Sous Vide, Sous Vide BBQ , Sous Vide Beef , Sous Vide Brisket , Sous Vide Smoking
  
  Info: Combining the flavor of smoking meat with the tenderization power of sous vide results in amazing briskets. I always struggled making traditional smoked briskets, but using sous vide ensures that they turn out amazing every time. Sous Vide Smoked BBQ Brisket Recipe
• Concepts: BBQ, Beef, Brisket, Recipe, Sous Vide, Sous Vide Beef , Sous Vide Brisket , Sous Vide Recipes
  
  Info: When sous viding BBQ brisket, just put it in a bag, seal it and forget it for 18 to 36 hours. When you're ready to eat the BBQ brisket will be fall apart tender and unbelievably flavorful. Smoked Sous Vide Brisket Recipe with Bourbon BBQ Sauce

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Description of Brisket

Brisket is a cut from the lower chest of the cow and is a very tough and cheap cut. It supports about 60% of the cow's body weight which is why is has so much connective tissue. There are two basic cuts of brisket, the flat and the point. The flat is broader and pretty lean while the point is fattier and pointed.

Brisket requires long cooking times, usually in a moist environment to break down all the connective tissue and render it ready to eat. It has a low fat content, except for the fat cap, and is not very flavorful, which is why flavors are often added during the cooking process through spice rubs, smoking, curing, and sauces.

Brisket is very common in BBQ, especially in Texas, where it is often covered with a spice rub and then smoked for several hours. In Kansas City they will take pieces of the smoked brisket and return them to the smoker to make burnt ends.

In Jewish cooking the brisket is often used as a pot roast and braised or stewed for several hours which is a very popular holiday meal ofter served at Rosh Hashannah, Passover, and Shabbat. It is also popular when cured, when it becomes corned beef, which is also a traditional Irish dish. It can also be smoked after the curing process which creates pastrami.