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Black Pepper & Mustard Smoked Brisket

20 hr
8 hr prep
12 hr cook

Serves 15

Ingredients

  • 12 lb Beef brisket, 10 to 12 lbs
  • 1/4 cup Adams Reserve Smoked Mustard Rub, plus more as needed
  • 1/4 cup Coarse ground black pepper, plus more as needed
  • 3 cups Water, more as needed to keep water in pan

Instructions

  1. Place brisket onto a sheet pan, season brisket liberally with seasoning and cracked pepper.
  2. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Marinate for at least 8 hours but as many as 24.
  3. Preheat smoker to between 225ºF and 250ºF, using your favorite wood, post oak or other hard woods do best for this application.
  4. Meanwhile, let it sit out at room temperature.
  5. Place brisket directly onto smoke rack with a pan of water underneath it.
  6. Close smoker and maintain heat as needed with extra wood. If smoker gets to hot, simply open smoker and let heat escape and fire to regulate before closing.
  7. Smoke brisket approximately 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours per pound, or 10 to 12 hours.
  8. After brisket has been smoking for at least 8 hours, wrap brisket in a few layers of butcher paper.
  9. Place wrapped brisket back in smoker to finish cooking for at least another 2 hours, or until brisket internal temperature is at least 200ºF.
  10. Rest brisket at least 1 hour before carving.

Nutrition

1gCarbs
12gFat
56gProtein

Nutrition Facts

15 servings

  • Amount Per Serving
    Calories360
  • % Daily Value*
  • Total Fat
    • 12g
    • 18%
  • Saturated Fat
    • 4.5g
    • 23%
  • Trans Fat
    • 0g
  • Cholesterol
    • 170mg
    • 57%
  • Sodium
    • 310mg
    • 13%
  • Total Carbohydrate
    • 1g
  • Dietary Fiber
    • 0g
  • Sugars
    • 0g
  • Protein
    • 56g
  • Vitamin C
  • Calcium
    • 4%
  • Iron
    • 25%
  • Vitamin A
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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