Chopped beef or sliced brisket?

Unknown

I've always been partial to chopped beef and chopped beef sandwichs over sliced brisket. There are numerous brisket/sliced brisket posts here, but no love for chopped beef? Or do most people find it blasphemous to chop up a brisket? lol

BajaTom

Pork Mofo,
We do both sliced or chopped brisket. Most people will chop the point and slice the flat. If the brisket is cooked correctly the point will almost fall apart when trying to slice it. You can always do pit beef which is a shreeded beef. good luck, Tom

Unknown

Pork Mofo,[p]Aha! Methinks you haven't discovered sliced Tri-Tip, hot or cold?[p]

thirdeye

<p />Pork Mofo,[p]A bone-in chuckie is a wonderful piece of beef to use for chopped or shreaded beef sandwiches. It cooks in a lot less time than a brisket and is loaded with flavor. Generally, you get it to an internal of 160°, then braise until tender in a foil pouch or Dutch oven.[p]Try to get one as big as you can....[p][p]~thirdeye~

Unknown

thirdeye,[p]can you do this without the braising step? cna you get it to be moist and tender for choopped beef sammies just from cooking it exclusively on the egg?

Unknown

Awesome, thanks!

Unknown

Tri Tip is tough to come across out here (OK). I know it's big in CA but that's about it.

Unknown

That makes sense, I may try that.

thirdeye

<p />KaiserSoze,[p]Not really as moist as I want it.[p]You know, I call it braising but it's not like you would typically braise a chuckie for a pot roast with gravy and veggies. Much less liquid is used and it is defatted and returned to the chopped or shredded meat. In a Dutch oven I may have an inch of liquid and in a foil pouch, just a few ounces. The top picture is meat from a chuck. In addition to the defatted pot likker, most folks mix in some sauce for moisture to their sandwich meat. [p]Now a point is another thing. It is so fatty that it can cook on it's own or can be wrapped in foil without liquid.[p][p]These are burnt ends, but could just as easily be chopped for sandwich meat.[p][p]~thirdeye~