Name: BBQ Beef Brisket
Yield: Serves 16
Ingredients: 1 (12-pound) whole beef brisket; 2 cups BBQ Beef Coffee Cure; 2 cups ketchup; 2 cups diced tomatoes; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 1 1/3 cups distilled white vinegar; 5 tablespoons Dijon mustard; 4 teaspoons granulated garlic; 4 teaspoons kosher salt; 2 teaspoons black peppercorns, crushed; 1/2 pound brown sugar; 2/3 cups molasses

BBQ Beef BrisketJessica Horton

Beef brisket is one of the hardest meats to cook correctly. In Texas, this dish is a benchmark for how good a cook or restaurant is, and everyone has an opinion about how to do it right. Good food takes time, and this recipe will help you through the pitfalls of cooking a brisket. Don't ever steam your beef; it dries the meat and makes it tough. Applying a dry rub is important with large cuts of meat. Our BBQ Beef Coffee Cure is a select mixture of seasonings paired with an earthy dark-roasted ground coffee that complements the brisket. The salt and sugars in the rub will cure the outer portion of the brisket, leaving a hearty flavor and the smoke, charred crust called "bark."

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