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CFO Birthday Brisket

Egg Juju
Egg Juju Posts: 658
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
The wife's b-day is here and we had a small party yesterday. She has but 2 requests for her birthday... brisket and cheesecake. I am more than willing to prepare both. :) Plus, you know, you got to have beans and slaw. :)

I started Friday by making the cheesecake. I didn't take any prep photos because its like cream cheese and eggs... we have seen them before. :) Here is a photo of the cheesecake Saturday morning.
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We are sort of cheesecake purists in that we don't need no stinking fruit! :lol:

After the cake was made it was time to rub the brisket.
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I tried turbinado sugar this time instead of brown and it was a good change. I was inspired by the Dizzy Pig rubs that I have tried-- I like the Tsunami Spin and Shaking the Tree.

I got a whole brisket from a local butcher-- about 16lbs. Sometime in the past on another forum someone had posted about cutting into the flat and folding it under the point to protect it during the long cook. I tried it then and the results were good. I was a little concerned about the edge of the flat hanging over the platesetter and getting a little charred. Then I thought lets fold it under again... so I did... I may never do a whole brisket any other way. It cooked well... the flat was not dry and the point was done.

Here is the rubbed and rested brisket...
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I put it on the egg at 225 about 7 AM. This is about 1 PM and we are up to about 160.
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I foiled it at 170 & pulled it when it got to 200... it probed like butter. That was about 5PM which was perfect for a 2 hour rest in the cooler. It also gave me time to put the beans on the egg.

Folks where hungry and I was busy so there isn't a lot of photos from here. I did manage to get one of the plate...
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...and the cheesecake.
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Everyone had fun and thats the most important thing... a good meal never hurts. :)


P.S. I made the Big Bob Gibson's White Sauce recipe from BBQ USA I believe. I like it a lot on clod and I thought why not on the brisket. It was delicious! I also had about 4 spicy reds in varying degrees of heat-- from habenero to Montgomery Inn. I tried them all, but from now on, I will always make the Alabama White when I make brisket.
Large and Small BGE * www.quelfood.com

Comments

  • Frank from Houma
    Frank from Houma Posts: 5,755
    Very nice and thanks for sharing DCE

    You are a wise man - cooking what the CFO ordered :)
  • Metalhead
    Metalhead Posts: 668
    thanks man.....I'm hungry now.

    All that looks GREAT. :laugh:
  • Great pics, everything looks great. I think they usually use that white BBQ sauce on chicken, but using it on meat is interesting.
    Tell the CFO I wish her a very Happy Birthday!
    Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
     
    3 Large, 1 Small, 1 well-used Mini
  • Egg Juju
    Egg Juju Posts: 658
    That sauce is awesome on hickory smoked chicken. It was the reason I made it the first time. The next time I made a clod I thought I like horseradish sauce on prime rib... why not horseradish bbq sauce on clod. It is very tasty.

    Not everyone will like it, but if y'all ever put a little horsey sauce on your arbys or dipped a juicy chunk of prime rib into horseradish sauce it is worth a try.

    There is about a gillion White BBQ sauce recipes around. I just put a few big tablespoons of mayo in a bowl, then drizzle about 1/4 as much cider vinegar in, add as much prepared horseradish as you like, a dash or two of cayenne, salt & pepper to taste and stir it together. Takes 5 minutes and the ingredients are probably on the shelf. :)
    Large and Small BGE * www.quelfood.com
  • Would you mind emailing me your cheesecake recipe? If so, please email to miketipton@insightbb.com. It looks fantastic!
    Large & MiniMax in Lexington, KY