beef brisket

Barbecue pit centerpiece

Beef brisket is a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest of a cow.

It's a tough, fibrous cut that becomes tender and flavorful through slow cooking methods like smoking, braising, or pot roasting.

Brisket is central to Texas barbecue and traditional Jewish cuisine: The brisket had been smoking for twelve hours.

Often shortened to just brisket when the context is clear.

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slow-cooked · pastrami · corned · Jewish deli · Texas · low and slow · burnt ends · fat cap · butcher paper · point · flat · tender · juicy · rub · bark · trimmed · sliced · braised

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