These brisket burnt ends are STRAIGHT. BUTTER. No jokes, this recipe was super easy, but the result was phenomenal! This is how you make burnt ends without cooking a whole brisket - thank us after you try it at home.
Now hopefully you can find a brisket at your local butcher, or another meat provider. As always, it's best to source your meat locally, but any store-bought brisket will do for this.
Trimming should be very straightforward: just trim off any fat you don’t need. Hard fat and chunks that won’t have the time to render down have to go, as well as any silverskin still on there. Don’t go too crazy, just do it the way you like it.
Next up, seasoning the brisket. You could go straight salt and pepper, but I opted to add some extra kick. One layer of Dirty Bird Hot rub and one layer of Texas Beef should do the trick - make sure to cover both sides.
Time to get those coals red-hot. We’re cooking hot and fast on this one, so get your pit’s temperature stabilized somewhere in the 300ºF (149ºC) range. The cook should take about 3-4 hours total.
For the first step of this cook, let the meat soak up the smoke & heat until the color looks just right - you should have a nice lil' bark forming as well. This is when you want to wrap the brisket - I wrap it in a double layer of aluminum foil - and place it back on the smoker.
Now, once you have the brisket wrapped up, start monitoring its internal temperature. The target core temp for this cook is 209ºF (198ºC). When you hit that, pull them off the heat.
Time to make some burnt ends! Grab a meat knife and slice the beef into 1x1 inch cubes (or bigger, if you like that). Place the beefy cubes in a roasting pan, or make a pouch out of aluminum foil to put them in. Add your favorite BBQ sauce(s) - I did a 50/50 mix of Competition BBQ sauce/ sweet smoke sauce. Toss the burnt ends to coat them completely.
Place the burnt ends back on the heat and steam for 30 to 45 minutes. Once you get them off the smoker, they should be pure goodness - tender, succulent beefy cubes that you and everyone else will love!
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