Smoked Brisket Flat
Simple, delicious, consistently good.
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Ingredients
Serves 7
- 6 lb brisket
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp pepper
- 1/2 cup Beef Broth
Simple, delicious, and consistently good brisket.
Method
- 0hStep 1
Preheat smoker to 250 F (121 C)
- 1.02hStep 2
Put (1 tbsp) salt and (1 tbsp )pepper on both sides of the brisket.
- 2.03hStep 3
cook for 3-4 hours or until ~ 165 F and a nice bark (the seasoning shouldn't come off when you touch it)
- 3.05hStep 4
Wrap in foil. Pour in 1/2 cup beef broth into the foil. Return brisket to the smoker.
- 4.06hStep 5
Cook to 201 - 202 F (94 C)
Get what we use
Direct links to the rubs, oils, and gear used in this recipe. As an Amazon Associate The Turkey Leg earns from qualifying purchases.
- Get it on AmazonLane's BBQSalt + Pepper (SPG-style coarse rub)
Pre-blended Central Texas-style salt and pepper. The brisket rub that's only three ingredients — coarse, gluten-free, ready to slather.
sweet / mild - Get it on AmazonMercer CulinaryMillennia Granton 12" Slicing Knife
Long blade with Granton edge dimples — slices brisket flat at pencil-width without tearing. The slicing knife.
- Get it on AmazonEpicGrass-Fed Beef Tallow
Brush on a brisket before the long rest — the fat baste that keeps the bark glistening and the flat moist.
First published at https://www.theturkeyleg.com/recipe/smoked-brisket-flat/ · brought into the new pit by the Pit Master.