Texas-Style Brisket with Five-Alarm Sauce

This grilled brisket exemplifies the best of Texas barbecue. Cook the beef slowly over mesquite wood chips and slather it with a tangy, spiced brushing sauce and a fiery, sweet red sauce.


Texas-Style Brisket with Five-Alarm Sauce

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Servings: 8 servings
Prep Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 7 hrs 10 mins

 
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Ingredients
  • 2 teaspoons
    seasoned salt
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  • 1 teaspoon
    paprika
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  • 1 teaspoon
    pepper
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  • 1 2- to 3-pound
    fresh beef brisket
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  • 4 to 6
    mesquite wood chunks or 4 to 6 cups mesquite wood chips
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  • 1/4 cup
    dry red wine
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  • 4 teaspoons
    Worcestershire sauce
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  • 1 tablespoon
    cooking oil
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  • 1 tablespoon
    red wine vinegar or cider vinegar
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  • 1 clove
    garlic, minced
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  • 1/2 teaspoon
    hot-style prepared mustard
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  • 1/4 teaspoon
    ground coriander
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  •  Dash
    ground red pepper
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  • 1 cup
    catsup
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  • 1 large
    tomato, peeled, seeded, and chopped (3/4 cup)
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  • 1 small
    green sweet pepper, chopped (1/2 cup)
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  • 2 tablespoons
    chopped onion
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  • 2 tablespoons
    brown sugar
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  • 1 tablespoon
    Worcestershire sauce
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  • 1/2 teaspoon
    garlic powder
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  • 1/4 teaspoon
    ground red pepper
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Directions
1.
For seasoning rub, in a small mixing bowl combine seasoned salt, the 1 teaspoon paprika, and pepper. To prepare meat, rub seasoning mixture onto meat (do not trim fat.) Cover meat and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours.
2.
To prepare wood chunks or chips: At least 1 hour before grilling, soak wood chunks (for smoker) or wood chips (for grill) in enough water to cover. Drain.
3.
For brushing sauce, in a small mixing bowl combine dry red wine, the 4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce, oil, vinegar, garlic, mustard, coriander, and the dash red pepper. Set aside.
4.
If using a smoker: Arrange preheated coals, drained wood chunks, and water pan according to manufacturers directions. Pour water into pan. Place brisket on grill rack over water pan. Brush with brushing sauce. Cover and grill for 4 to 5 hours or until tender. Add more coals, wood chunks, and water as necessary, and brush with brushing sauce once or twice.

If using a charcoal grill
Arrange preheated coals around a drip pan. Pour 1-inch of water into the drip pan. Sprinkle some of the drained wood chips onto the preheated coals. Test for slow heat above the pan. Place brisket, fat side up, on the grill rack over the drip pan. Cover and grill about 2-1/2 hours or until meat is tender. Brush meat with brushing sauce every 30 minutes and add more coals, drained wood chips, and water for the drip pan as needed.

If using a gas grill
Preheat grill. Adjust heat for indirect cooking. Place brisket, fat side up, on grill rack over medium heat. Follow your manufacturers directions for the placement of wood chips. Pour 1-inch of water into a drip pan and place directly on rack over the lit side of grill. Cover and grill 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until meat is tender. Brush meat with brushing sauce every 30 minutes and add water for the drip pan as needed.
To serve, let meat stand for 15 minutes. Remove fat with a sharp knife. Bias-slice meat very thinly across the grain. Arrange meat on plates and top with some of the Five-Alarm Sauce; pass remaining sauce. Makes 8 servings.

Five-Alarm Sauce
In a small saucepan stir together catsup; tomato, green sweet pepper, onion, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, and the 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 5 minutes or until green pepper is crisp-tender. Serve warm or at room temperature. Makes about 2 cups.

Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 287, Total Fat 13 g, Saturated Fat 4 g, Cholesterol 78 mg, Sodium 871 mg, Carbohydrate 16 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 26 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 7%, Vitamin C 37%, Calcium 2%, Iron 22%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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