Meals Matter

New Mexican Beef Brisket

Contributed By: jjbailey
Sunset Southwest Cookbook

An awesome alternative to traditional BBQ brisket!

Ingredients

4 pound Beef brisket, trimmed of excess fat

Marinade

2 tsp Celery salt

4 cloves Garlic, minced or pressed

2 tsp Coarsely ground black pepper

1 tsp Liquid smoke

1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce

Chili Sauce

4 ounces Dried red New Mexico or California chilis

2 cups Boiling water

1 Tbls salad oil

2 Tbls all purpose flour

1/2 tsp Each ground cumimn and dry oregano leaves

Salt

1 Meduim onion, thinly sliced

Flour tortillas

Shredded lettuce

Shredded cheddar cheese

Preparation

Place meat in a large, heavy plastic bag. In a small bowl combine celery salt, 2 cloves of garlic, pepper, liquid smoke and Worcestershiresauce. Pour over meat and seal bag. Refrigerate for 24 hours, turning bag over several times.

Remove meat and place on a piece of heavy duty foil. Pour marinade over meat and seal foil. Place in a baking pan. Bake in a 300 degree oven for 5 hours.

Meanwhile, remove and discard stems and seeds from chilis. Place chilis in abowl and pour boiling water over them; let stand until soft (about twenty minutes). In a blender whirl chilis and about half the soaking liquid (reserve remainder) to make a thick puree. Set aside.

In a 2 qt sauce pan, heat oil over medium heat; add flour and stir until lightly browned. Stir in remaining 2 cloves garlic, cumin, and oregano. Place a wire strainer over pan. Add pureed chilis, forcing them through with the back of a spoon; add remaining soaking liquid to help force puree through. Cook, stirring, until bubbly. Season to taste with salt.

Remove brisket fromoven. Carefully drain liquid; reserve and refrigerate. Spoon chili mixture over meat; top with onion. Reseal foil;continue to bake until meat is tender when pierced (1 more hour).

Lift brisket from foil and cut into 1/4 inch thick slices (you can shred the meat if you prefer). Drain chili sauce into a pan. Discard solidified fat from chilled marinade; add marinade to chili sauce and heat over medium heat.

Serve meat and sauce in tortillas. Top with lettuce, cheese, sour cream, onion, etc. as desired.

Cook's Notes

We usually make this reicpe with a 12 pound whole brisket, trimmed of fat. We also substitute Claude's BBQ brisket marinade (you can use any marinade that you prefer). We also cook the Brisket at 220 degrees for about 10 hours, over night. You can play with this recipe to make it your own. The chili sauce is perfect the way it is! Just multiply the ingredients for the sauce to match the size brisket.

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Recipe Details

Total Preparation Time: More than 2 hours
Ingredients: Beef
Sauces
Actual Cooking Time: More than 2 hours
Number of Servings: More than 10
Meal Type: Entree