St Louis ‘Burnt Ends’ Brisket

by Ed Halmagyi

Ingredients

  • 4½kg beef brisket
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsp fine salt
  • 1 Tbsp cracked black pepper
  • 1 Tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 Tbsp smoked paprika
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 2 cups barbecue sauce
  • ½ cup chilli sauce
  • ½ cup molasses
  • ½ cup lemon juice
  • Grits, greens and hot sauce, to serve

Instructions

1 Preheat oven to 100°C. Score the brisket in fine parallel lines on both sides. Combine the sugar, salt and spices in a bowl then rub onto the beef. Wrap in cling film then refrigerate for 2 hours. Smoke the brisket at 95°C for 5 hours, then wrap in non-stick baking paper and foil then bake for 4 hours.
2 Meanwhile boil the barbecue sauce, chilli sauce, molasses and lemon juice until thickened. Allow the beef to rest, then carve and serve with the grits, green, barbecue sauce and hot sauce.