Easiest Oven Baked Kansas City BBQ Beef Brisket

A double decker KC BBQ Brisket sandwich

Power to the people... BBQ for everyman. Melt in your mouth tender with a wonderful smoky taste and only about 5 minutes total work time. A never failed recipe we have used for 35 years. The ultimate KISS recipe. What could be better?

I had planned this to be the second post EVER on my blog since it was the most common thing we were asked how to do. Well 186 posts later I'm finally doing it. So many brisket recipes call for many spices. Grills. Smokers. Or even a pit. And the results are dry, tough, tasteless and ever worse, a LOT of work. I'm lazy. No mopping for me.

Rate:

Absolutely a 5. The leader for recipe of the year. And now replacing my previous personal favorite of Memphis Pork Tenderloin.

Notes:
1) You can do this with a "flat", a "point" or whole brisket. It can be fresh or frozen. (Not corned... dah). Just adjust the cooking time. The end point is the important part.
2) While on the subject of the end point. It needs to be "fork tender". This is when you insert a large fork and it goes in easy and slides out easy. The meat will hardly move. If you don't "get it" about fork tender, the internal temp should be 190 to 195. NEVER UNDER COOK THIS... a little too long is better than a little short.
3) To be a "correct" brisket sandwich in our family, it must be on white Wonder Bread and have Gates BBQ sauce. Proper assembly of the sandwich is as a double decker with sauce on each layer and sauce on the plate for dunking. Feel free to do what you want but this is the recommended method of consumption.

4) A note on liquid smoke. Be sure to read the ingredients. It should be water and smoke. Not a bunch of chemicals.
5) Be absolutely sure to cut cross grain.
6) I have done this for parties several times serving 25 to 50 people. You can cook several days ahead and just reheat at the time. If you cook about 1/2 lb per person you should be about right. Add a little more to be safe and have left overs. 3/4 lb if they are piggies. 1 lb per teenage boy.
6) A special thanks to Peggy who was our secretary in KC 35 years ago that taught us the true KC way.

Useful links
Gates BBQ Web Site  I still buy by the case - They ship and the rub is good too.
My Memphis  BBQ Sauce - You must try this  
Recipezaar # 16745 Gates & Son's KC BBQ Sauce

What you need.

Rinse and dry brisket. Place in pan fat side up. Cover top of meat with a generous amount of liquid smoke 3-4 tablespoons.

Oven to 300 degrees not convection. No need to preheat.

Cover tightly with aluminum foil sealed on all edges.

Place in oven until "fork tender" (190-195 degrees). About 4-4 1/2 hours. (May take over six hours if frozen or a whole brisket).

Scrap off the "fat cap" before removing from pan. Then place on platter and refrigerate for a least 3 hours before cutting. Discard liquid.

Cut CROSS GRAIN  into 1/8 to 1/4 inch slices.

Transfer back to a pan. Cover top with BBQ sauce. Seal with aluminum foil again and reheat in oven preheated to 375. About 25 minutes.

Make into sandwiches with sauce and bread. Ahhh KC heaven...

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Easiest Oven Baked Kansas City BBQ Beef Brisket

by DrDan at 101 Cooking For Two April 9, 2011

BBQ for everyman. Melt in your mouth tender with a wonderful smoky taste and only about 5 minutes total work time. A never failed recipe we have used for 35 years.

Ingredients

1 Beef Brisket flat about 4 pounds (but any brisket will do)3-4 T Liquid smoke

Instructions

1.Oven to 300 degrees not convection. No need to preheat.2. Rinse and dry brisket. Place in pan fat side up. Cover top of meat with a generous amount of liquid smoke 3-4 tablespoons.3. Cover tightly with aluminum foil sealed on all edges. Place in oven until "fork tender" (190-195 degrees). About 4-4 1/2 hours. (May take over six hours if frozen or a whole brisket).4. Scrap off the "fat cap" before removing from pan. Then place on platter and refrigerate for a least 3 hours before cutting. Discard liquid.5. Cut CROSS GRAIN into 1/8 to 1/4 inch slices. Transfer back to a pan. Cover top with BBQ sauce. Seal with aluminum foil again and reheat in oven preheated to 375. About 25 minutes.6. Make into sandwiches with sauce and bread.

Details

Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 4 hour 30 mins Total time: 4 hour 35 mins Yield: 8 servings

 From 101cookingfortwo.com

April 18, 2011