Classic Beef Brisket Recipe with Dry Rub - These Old Cookbooks (2024)

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Classic Beef Brisket includes an easy brisket rub recipe and a slow cooked oven method. The result is a juicy, tender, melt-in-your-mouth meal that you will fall in love with and continue to make time and time again.

Classic Beef Brisket for the Win

There’s almost no words that describe how much I love this oven baked beef brisket. It is my favorite meal that I make PERIOD. And, this is also true of my husband.He really really loves me when I make this Texas style beef brisket.

Let me break down this easy beef brisket recipe in three easy steps.

1. Marinate beef in dry rub overnight.
2. Roast uncovered for 1 hour.
3. Add beef broth, cover and continue to cook until juicy and tender.

By letting the beef sit with the dry rub overnight, the flavors permeate all the way through.The beef brisket dry rub creates a bark on top that looks like it’s been sitting in a smoker.The fat slowly renders out through the meat to create a fork-tender texture.

The juices in the bottom are the perfect gravy to drizzle back over the meat, and I especially love to serve the juices over mashed potatoes.

Classic Beef Brisket Recipe

Within the first 30 minutes of cooking this Texas beef brisket in the oven, the amazing aroma of slow cooked meat wafts through the house, and my stomach begins to growl and my mouth starts to water.

I created the brisket rub to mimic an old rub blend that I used to like that was based on cocoa powder.The cocoa powder doesn’t make it taste like chocolate, instead it complements the spice of the chili powder and paprika.Be sure to rub the brisket rub on all sides of the meat before letting it set for several hours or overnight in the refrigerator.

When it comes to the amount of time it takes to cook a beef brisket, I tend to follow a lax approach.I always cook the brisket for 1 hour uncovered at 350 degrees F, and then I reduce the heat to 300 degrees F, add beef broth and cover.At the point, it takes another couple hours.The goal is to get a tender brisket, juicy and easily fall apart. If you want, you can use a meat thermometer.The internal temperature in the thickest part of the brisket should be around 195 degrees F.

Ingredient List

• Beef Brisket (with fat marbling)
• Brown Sugar
• Dried Minced Onions
• Chili Powder
• Garlic Powder
• Paprika
• Kosher Salt
• Black Pepper
• Cocoa Powder
• Beef Broth

How To Make Oven Beef Brisket

Step By Step Instructions

1. Combine the following for the beef brisket rub recipe: brown sugar, chili powder, paprika, dried minced onion, garlic powder, cocoa powder, black pepper and salt.
2. Rub the blend thoroughly into all sides of the beef brisket; cover and refrigerate over night or at least for several hours.
3. Pre heat oven to 350 degrees F.Add beef brisket to a deep covered baker, cast iron deep casserole, large foil pan, or a heavy baking dish. Bake uncovered for 1 hour.
4. Reduce heat to 300 degrees F, add beef broth, and cover.
5. Continue to cook until the beef is fall apart tender or the internal temperature reaches 195 degrees F.
6. I love to serve this cut of meat with the braising liquid served over mashed potatoes. Cut the beef against the grain.

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Recipe FAQs

• The beef brisket dry rub recipe is flexible – use more or less of any of the ingredients and substitute for whatever you have in the cabinet. Check out the Pantry Essentials list on our Amazon Storefront for some of the items we keep in our pantry, including spices,
• Beef briskets usually have a large fat cap. I prefer to leave on the fat during the cooking process to allow the fat to render and create a moist, juicy beef brisket. If desired, trim the fat before serving.
• If you don’t have a lid to fit your roasting pan, cover tightly with foil instead.
• If you’re wondering how to cook a beef brisket in the crock pot, check out this recipe.
• There’s no exact amount of time to cook a brisket; instead, judge the doneness to when it is pulls apart easily or a knife slices right through it.
• Let the beef sit for approximately 10 minutes before cutting to prevent all the juices from leaking out of the meat. It also makes it easier to cut slices of meat instead of it pulling or shredding.
• Serve along side your favorite vegetables including carrots or peas.

Our Favorite Beef Recipes

Beef is a favorite protein of mine, especially since we’ve always had our own cattle and a freezer full of beef.Check out some of my favorite beef recipes.

• Country Fried Steak
• Ground Beef Goulash
• Crock Pot Minestrone (with beef stew meat)
• Baked Beef Tips and Gravy
• 3 Ingredient Steak Marinade
• French Onion Sloppy Joes
• Slow Cooker Swiss Steak

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