Recipe courtesy of Stephen Warren
Brewburger's - Old Fashioned (Montreal Smoked Meat)
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 4 to 6 servings
- Total: 2 days 5 hr 15 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Inactive: 2 days
- Cook: 5 hr
Ingredients
One 3- to 5-pound brisket
Brine:
1 gallon water
6 ounces kosher salt
2 ounces Prague powder
2 ounces powdered dextrose
2.5 ounces plus 4 tablespoons pickling spices, divided
Rye bread, for serving
Mustard, for serving
Directions
Special equipment:
smoker, maple wood chips- Place 1 brisket fat down in a pan. Completely submerge the brisket with the brine.
- Brine 2 days in the refrigerator.
- Remove the meat from the brine and rub the meat with 4 tablespoons pickling spices.
- Place the meat in a smoker for 2 hours with maple wood chips.
- Remove from the smoker and place in a pan with 2 cups of water. Wrap with aluminum foil. Place in the oven for 3 hours at 250 degrees F.
- Remove from the oven, slice, and enjoy with rye bread and mustard.