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Tender Texas-Style Smoked Beef Brisket

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A classic Texas-style smoked beef brisket recipe that is tender, flavorful, and made with simple ingredients. Slow-smoked low and slow for 10-12 hours to achieve a perfect bark and melt-in-your-mouth texture.

Ingredients

  • Whole beef brisket (packer cut), 10-12 pounds
  • Kosher salt, 3 tablespoons
  • Coarse black pepper, 3 tablespoons
  • Garlic powder, 1 tablespoon (optional)
  • Wood chips or chunks for smoking (oak, post oak, hickory, or pecan)
  • Yellow mustard, 2 tablespoons

Instructions

  1. Trim the brisket fat cap to about 1/4 inch thickness, removing silver skin and hard fat chunks (15 minutes).
  2. Lightly coat the entire brisket with yellow mustard as a binder (5 minutes).
  3. Mix kosher salt, coarse black pepper, and garlic powder (if using). Generously rub the brisket all over, pressing the rub into the meat (10 minutes).
  4. Preheat smoker to 225°F (107°C) using oak wood chunks or chips. Maintain consistent temperature (30 minutes).
  5. Place brisket fat side up on the smoker and insert meat thermometer probe into the thickest part. Smoke for 10-12 hours.
  6. When internal temperature reaches 150-160°F (65-71°C) and stalls, optionally wrap brisket tightly in butcher paper or foil to retain moisture (around 4-6 hours in).
  7. Continue smoking until internal temperature reaches 195-205°F (90-96°C), indicating tenderness.
  8. Remove brisket from smoker and let rest wrapped for 1 hour to redistribute juices.
  9. Slice against the grain and serve with preferred sides or barbecue sauce.

Notes

Maintain a steady smoker temperature between 225-250°F. Avoid opening the smoker lid frequently to retain heat and smoke. Wrapping during the stall phase is optional but helps retain moisture. Rest the brisket for at least 1 hour before slicing. Spritz with apple cider vinegar and water if bark looks dry.

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