Recipes · American · Grilled Dishes
Texas Smoked Brisket
One serving has 562 kcal and 41 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (206%), zinc (102%), pyridoxine (65%), selenium (64%), phosphorus (56%) and niacin (55%). Ready in 720 minutes.
- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 690 min
- Makes: 1 serving (224 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, High protein, Low carb
- Contains: beef
Ingredients
- 220 g Beef brisket, raw
- 1.5 g Salt
- 2 g Black pepper
Method
- Trim the brisket, leaving a layer of fat about 5-6 mm thick to baste the meat as it renders.
- Mix the salt and coarse black pepper, the classic Texas 'Dalmatian' rub, and coat the brisket evenly all over.
- Set up a smoker for indirect heat at about 110 °C (225 °F) using a mild wood such as oak.
- Smoke the brisket fat-side up for 10-12 hours, maintaining a steady temperature and adding wood as needed, until the internal temperature reaches about 95-99 °C (203-210 °F) and a skewer slides in with almost no resistance.
- Wrap the brisket in butcher paper or foil and let it rest in a warm cooler for at least 45-60 minutes; this redistributes the juices.
- Slice thinly against the grain and serve, with no sauce needed.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 562 kcal | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 2.5 g | |
| Water | 135 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.51 g | 2% |
| Protein | 40.7 g | 85% |
| Tryptophan | 0.45 g | |
| Threonine | 1.8 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.8 g | |
| Leucine | 3.2 g | |
| Lysine | 3.4 g | |
| Methionine | 1 g | |
| Cystine | 0.46 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.6 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.4 g | |
| Valine | 2 g | |
| Histidine | 1.4 g | |
| Fat | 42 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 18.8 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.5 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.94 g | |
| Saturated | 16.6 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 150 mg | |
| Calcium | 22.4 mg | 2% |
| Copper | 0.18 mg | 20% |
| Iron | 3.9 mg | 22% |
| Magnesium | 45.2 mg | 15% |
| Manganese | 0.29 mg | 16% |
| Phosphorus | 393 mg | 56% |
| Potassium | 647 mg | 14% |
| Selenium | 35.3 µg | 64% |
| Sodium | 734 mg | |
| Zinc | 8.2 mg | 102% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.2 mg | 18% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.33 mg | 30% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 7.7 mg | 55% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.71 mg | 14% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.84 mg | 65% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 13.5 µg | 3% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 5 µg | 206% |
| Choline | 169 mg | 40% |
| Vitamin A | 0.54 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.02 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 3.3 µg | 4% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
6.4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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