Tender brisket recipes that will fall off your fork

When it comes to this cut of beef, low and slow wins the flavour race.

American-style barbecue sauce and brisket

Source: Alan Benson

All the ways to cook and enjoy brisket - or scroll down for some BBQ brisket viewing from BBQ Month on Channel 33. 


America’s south meets Asia in this sweet and salty brisket recipe, spiked with lemongrass, soy and chilli for a new take on the Texas favourite.
Barbecue brisket with shiitake glaze and stir-fried mushrooms
Source: Chris Chen
The scone-like ‘biscuit’ is a staple side in southern cooking, used to mop up all those flavourful barbecue juices. This traditional recipe includes a rich creamy milk gravy but you could just as easily swap out for your favourite barbecue or hot sauce.
Biscuits with pulled brisket and milk gravy
Source: Derek Swalwell
This Jewish take on the brisket is braised rather than barbecued, with stock, sweet wine, balsamic vinegar and tomato sauce. It’s a sweeter take on its Texan counterpart, finished with baked cinnamon carrots (carrot tzimmes).
Brisket and carrot tzimmes
Source: Supplied
Low and slow is the name of the game in Matthew Evans’ beef brisket. You only need four ingredients to nail this fall-apart hit: brisket, Dijon, Worcestershire sauce and seasoning.
Slow roasted beef brisket
Source: Alan Benson
Staying true to Texan brisket law – that is, minimal intervention so as to let the meat flavours shine – this brisket is brined and then rubbed with seasoning and brown sugar. You know your brisket is ready when a really good bark (barbecue talk for ‘crust’) forms.
Texas beef brisket
Delightfully succulent, beef brisket will blow your mind! Source: Dean Cambray
You’ll find snaking queues at Sydney’s Pony Dining on market days. The secret is in the spice rub, a careful mix of garlic and onion powders, paprika and black pepper. Team with this a bespoke barbecue sauce and all signs are pointing to flavour-central.
Pony's barbecued beef brisket
Source: Food Network Australia
Being hidden around a lot of fat and bone, brisket needs to be cooked long and slow to reach its flavour potential. This recipe calls on a smoker but you could use a charcoal barbecue or even cook it in the oven and you’ll still get the same tender, flavour-jammed result.
American-style barbecue sauce and brisket
American-style barbecue sauce and brisket Source: Alan Benson
Want more brisket? There's plenty in BBQ Crawl on SBS Food Channel 33, 5.30pm weeknights from 7 October and then on SBS On Demand, as Danielle Bennett travels the US BBQ competition circuit, and eats at the best 'cue joints along the way. Dive into the first episode right here:


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Published 27 September 2017 2:57pm
Updated 7 October 2019 6:44pm
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