Recipe courtesy of Caroline McCann. You can read more about Caroline on P12 of our Lifestyle Magazine.
Caroline’s favorite recipe on the EGG is pastrami, which is cooked daily at her butchery and is delicious – just ask any of her loyal customers!
Ingredients
- 4½ lbs (2 kg) grassfed beef brisket – deboned, fat on
- Hickory chips for smoking
Pickling Mix Ingredients
- 3 cups (.7 L) water
- ¼ cup (60 ml) kosher salt
- ¼ cup (60 ml) brown sugar
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) coriander seeds, crushed
- 1 tsp (5 ml) peppercorns, crushed
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) mustard seeds, crushed
Pickling Mix Instructions
Place all ingredients in a pot and heat until sugar is dissolved. Using the Stainless Steel Flavor Injector, inject the pickling mix into the meat. Place the brisket in a deep dish, pour in the remaining pickling mix and cover dish with cling wrap. Place in the back of the refrigerator for 3 days. Nurse it by turning it every day and making sure the pickling covers the meat. After 3 days take it out and soak it for 8 hours in cold water. Pat dry.
Rub Ingredients
- 4 tbsp (60 ml) fresh coarsely ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) coriander powder
- 1 tsp (5 ml) mustard powder
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) brown sugar
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) paprika
- 2 tsp (10 ml) garlic powder
- 2 tsp (10 ml) onion powder
Rub Instructions
Mix rub ingredients together. Massage a little oil onto the beef brisket to help the seasoning stick; rub spice mix generously onto the brisket and refrigerate to season overnight.
Method Instructions
Set the EGG for indirect cooking with the convEGGtor at 215°F/102°C. Add pre-soaked hickory wood chips and smoke the meat for 8 hours. The internal temperature should reach 145°F/63°C. Serve sandwiched between dark rye slices with sweet and sour pickles and a bit of deli mayo (mayo mixed with a little mustard).
We followed this recipe to the letter and although a ‘labour of love’ and it also works with shin hence if 2kg is going to be too much use beef shin which in the UK is about £8.00 per kilo from your local retail butcher.
This looked awesome so I am giving it a go…although smallest brisket I could find was 11 lbs!!! gotta love costco. 2 days more to go on the marinading. I will post back upon completion with full review.
How did it turn out and how long did you jabe to cook it?