Chuck Wagon Brisket
- 6 pounds beef brisket
- Salt and pepper
- 2 packets (1 1/2 ounces) meatloaf seasoning (recommended: McCormick)
- 1 bottle (12 ounces) beer
- 2 cups apple cider (recommended: Treetop)
- 1 cup sliced onions
- 2 cups BBQ sauce (recommended: KC Masterpiece)
- 1 cup soaked hickory or oak wood chips
- Set up grill for indirect cooking over medium heat (no direct heat source under brisket).
- Rinse brisket with cold water and pat dry.
- Season with salt and pepper and place in foil baking pan.
- Sprinkle with meatloaf seasoning and pour over beer.
- Add enough apple cider to cover brisket halfway.
- Top with sliced onions and cover with heavy-duty aluminum foil.
- Place pan on hot grill over a drip pan.
- Cover grill and cook 2 1/2 hours.
- If using charcoal, add 10 briquettes to each pile of coals every hour.
- Remove brisket from braising liquid and place directly on grill over the drip pan.
- Combine 2 cups of braising liquid with BBQ sauce.
- Mop brisket thoroughly with sauce.
- Add 1/2 cup of wood chips to each pile of coals.
- Cover grill.
- Turn and mop brisket every 20 minutes for 1 hour.
- Transfer brisket to cutting board and let rest 10 minutes before slicing.
- Thinly slice against grain and serve with mop sauce on the side.
- INDOOR: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Follow directions for preparing brisket.
- Cover pan with aluminum foil and bake in preheated oven for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
- Remove brisket from braising liquid and place on foil lined baking sheet.
- Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Mop brisket with BBQ sauce return to oven.
- Turn and mop brisket with sauce 2 more times every 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let rest 10 minutes before slicing.
beef brisket, salt, packets, beer, apple cider, onions, bbq sauce, hickory
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sandra-lee/chuck-wagon-brisket-recipe.html (may not work)