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Recipes / How to Cook a BBQ Beef Brisket

January 10, 2020 by Greg Mrvich

How to Cook a BBQ Beef Brisket

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How to Cook Beef Brisket
Learn how to cook a mouthwatering BBQ beef brisket from Ballistic BBQ host Greg Mrvich

If you have been wondering how to cook a beef brisket, we have the recipe and video for you. Greg Mrvich from Ballistic BBQ shows you a no-fail way to create a mouth watering brisket that the whole family will love.

To give you a hint of how he goes about things, Mrvich starts with a 10- to 18-pound beef brisket. Mrvich suggests seasoning it liberally with the beef rub of your choice. Or, he also offers up a quick salt, garlic and black pepper mix. 

When it’s time to cook the brisket, place the meat so that the fat-cap is in the direction of the heat source to protect it. Then, close your cooker lid and let it cook until “the bark has set.” In other words, says Mrvich, the seasoning is no longer a paste, and is firm enough so that you can’t scrape it off with your fingernail.

At this point, the brisket should have a nice mahogany color. Remove it from the pit and wrap it—along with a little beef broth—tightly in two sheets of aluminum foil. Then, place the brisket back on the pit.

Continue cooking the brisket until either a meat probe or toothpick can be pushed into the meat and removed with little to no resistance. It should feel almost like it’s going into warm butter, says Mrvich. At that point, the brisket is finished cooking. Pull it off the grill, vent the foil, and let it rest for about 30 minutes prior to slicing. Now, it’s simply time to kick back and enjoy the fruits of your labor.

How to Cook a Brisket with Ballistic BBQ
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How to Cook a Brisket with Ballistic BBQ

Servings

4

servings
Total time

1

hour 

30

minutes

Make your own mouthwatering BBQ beef brisket with this recipe from Greg Mrvich of Ballistic BBQ.

Ingredients

  • 1 1 beef brisket in the 10–18 pound range

  • 2 cups 2 injection of your choice (optional)

  • SPG Rub
  • 1 cup 1 Kosher salt

  • 1/2 cup 1/2 garlic powder

  • 1/4 cup 1/4 black pepper

Directions

  • Season brisket liberally on all sides and allow it to sit at room temperature so it can “sweat” through the rub.
  • At the same time, pre-heat your cooker to 250 degrees Fahrenheit, using the wood of your choice.
  • Place the brisket with the fat-cap in the direction of the heat source, to protect the meat. Close the lid on your cooker and let it cook until the bark has set. In other words, the seasoning is no longer a paste, and is firm enough so that you can’t scrape it off with your fingernail.
  • Once the bark is set and the brisket has that nice mahogany color, remove the brisket from the pit and wrap it tightly in two sheets of aluminum foil, along with a little beef broth. Place the brisket back on the pit.
  • Continue cooking the brisket until it is “probe-tender.” In other words, a meat probe (or toothpick) can be pushed into the meat and removed with almost no resistance. It should feel almost like it’s going into warm butter.
  • Once the brisket is done cooking, pull from the pit, vent the foil and let rest about 30 minutes prior to slicing.

Recipe Video

By Greg Mrvich

Greg Mrvich is easily regarded as one of America’s top barbecue aficionados—and, for good reason.…

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