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August 12, 2011
Barbecued Beef Brisket
Hearty Meat Dishes
Prep time:
19 minutes, plus chillinggrilling time:
1 3/4 hours“I can remember playing outside at Grandma's while waiting for this brisket to grill.”
Ingredients
Serves 8
- 1 beef brisket (about 5 pounds)
- 3/4 cup red-wine vinegar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
- 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 1/3 cup prepared yellow mustard
- 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
Directions
1
Place the beef in a resealable plastic bag.
2
Combine red-wine vinegar, pineapple juice, brown sugar, molasses, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, onion, chili powder and hot pepper sauce in a medium bowl and mix well. Pour over beef and seal bag. Shake gently to coat the beef. Chill, turning the bag occasionally, 4 hours.
3
Preheat one side of the grill to medium.
4
Drain beef, reserving the marinade. Grill 6 inches from heat until browned on both sides, about 8 minutes per side. Move beef to other side of grill. Close grill. Grill for 14 minutes. Turn beef over.
5
Place beef in the center of a large piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil. Baste with reserved marinade. Fold foil to enclose the beef. Grill the beef, turning occasionally, for 1 1/4 hours.
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Grandma's Secret Tips!
Grandma's Secret Tips!
When Grandma was out of red-wine vinegar, she had several possible substitutions. Sometimes she used 2/3 cup white-wine vinegar and 1/3 cup tomato juice. Other times she used white wine and tomato juice, or red wine and white vinegar in those same proportions.
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