Recipe Tryouts begin!

[cjsmith]

1. BBQ Beef Brisket

This recipe is handicapped by being the first thing CJ has ever ever done in a slow cooker. It is also the first time I have knowingly seen a chunk of stuff called "brisket". It is also the first time I have ever purchased barbecue sauce. It's all new to me. :-)

Turns out my local Safeway doesn't have just a hunk of beef brisket. It has corned beef kits. Oh well -- I got an extra spice packet for my money.

My brisket weighed 2.62 pounds, and with the size of this crock pot I'm glad I didn't get anything bigger! I took one look at that squooshy piece of meat and I said I'm going to slice it later, when it's all cooked and tender and falling apart. I hope that doesn't totally hose the recipe, Gary. If it comes out mediocre that's what I'll blame it on. I had to squish it into the pot. One corner is kind of poking up.

It's all covered in thick dark barbecue sauce. I'm using Stubb's hickory smoke barbecue sauce. It smells scrumptious just out of the bottle.

I'll let you know how it comes out in a day or so!

Comments

Re: You're so smelly!

[fuzzygruf.livejournal.com]

Even with "good" brisket, the BBQ smell will be there, so maybe that's a dish to try while Rob is away.

Re: You're so smelly!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the majority of the smell was BBQ. He says it's "not too awful" -- me, I enjoy it! :-)