Recipe courtesy of Firehole Bar-B-Que Company

Brisket

  • Level: Intermediate
  • Yield: 4 to 6 servings
  • Total: 14 hr 55 min (includes resting time)
  • Active: 25 min
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Ingredients

Firehole Brisket Rub:

11 tablespoons ground pepper

7 tablespoons kosher salt 

3 tablespoons seasoning salt 

1 tablespoon granulated garlic 

Brisket:

One 10- to 12-pound beef brisket

1 cup pickle juice 

1 cup mustard 

Directions

Special equipment:
a smoker
  1. For the Firehole brisket rub: Stir together the pepper, salt, seasoning salt and granulated garlic.
  2. For the brisket: Preheat a smoker for cooking at about 225 degrees F.
  3. Trim the fat on the brisket down to 1/4 inch.
  4. Mix pickle juice and mustard in a bowl, then rub the brisket with the mixture all over. Season brisket with enough dry rub to cover (1/2 to 1 cup). Place meat in smoker fat-side up and cook for 12 hours.
  5. Remove brisket from smoker and increase temperature to 300 degrees F. Wrap brisket in foil or butcher paper and place back in the smoker until internal temperature reaches 200 degrees F. Let rest for 30 minutes.

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Dee T.

We just ate at Firehole last night for the first time. The brisket was outstanding! I was so excited to see the recipe here and can not wait to try it.

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