Good morning. How are you? Welcome to our series sharing Food Holidays: May 28th, 2022 with you. Did you know today is National Brisket Day? As much as I like Ribs I prefer Brisket more. How about you. This morning to celebrate National Brisket Day and Memorial weekend I will be preparing Ribs and Brisket from Truboy slathered with Truboy BBQ. Although they will not be cooked on the Grill which most people do but in the Oven. Would you like to join us for dinner?
NATIONAL BRISKET DAY ACTIVITIES
- Smoking a whole Brisket can be a fun cooking project. Cooking a whole Brisket calls for the low-and-slow treatment, so you want to keep the temperature of your smoker no higher than 250 degrees, and aim for about an hour and a quarter per pound of Meat. Start with a Dry Rub, and finish with a Texas-style BBQ Sauce, Crusty Rolls or Roasted Potatoes. Don’t foget the Beer. According to one of the top Austin PR Firms, Austin Barbecue Restaurants go through an average of 3,000 pounds of Brisket every week!
- Sure, you could purchase packaged Corn Beef straight from the Grocery Store. Yet corning your own Beef is easy, and tastier than the commercial varieties, and available all year ‘round. Corning not dissimilar to Pickling, so find a big pot and clear out space in your refrigerator. The Brisket needs to be brined for about five days.
- One of the best things about Brisket is all the ways to eat the leftovers! Including Cowboy Nachos, Enchiladas, Italian-Beef Sandwiches, Chili, or Brisket Grilled Cheese. If you’ve made Corned Beef, be sure to save some for Hash. A smoked Brisket, sans BBQ sauce, will work in most recipes. Or simply pop the raw Brisket into your Slow Cooker early in the morning, and come dinnertime, the Brisket will be tender and ready to shred.
WHY PEOPLE LOVE NATIONAL BRISKET DAY
- Brisket is a relatively healthy cut of meat. That is, if you choose the flat cut (rather than the point cut, which is an equally delicious but less lean portion of Meat). A serving of Beef Brisket contains a whopping 28 grams of protein which is 55% of the daily recommendation for a healthy adult. Brisket is a good source of Iron, Zinc, and B Vitamins, and falls below the FDA suggestion for fat content.
- Brisket is a very versatile cut of Meat In addition to the aforementioned applications, Brisket is also perfect for the Slow Cooker, Oven, or Smoker. Once cooked, you can slice Brisket to serve with Gravy, or shred the Brisket to make Sandwiches, Tacos or Burritos. Did you know Brisket is also commonly used in the Vietnamese staple Pho.
- Brisket has long been associated with Jewish cuisine, particularly when prepared Pot-Roast style and served on holidays including Passover and Rosh Hashanah. Yet Brisket most famous incarnation is probably the classic NY-style deli Meat that tastes so damn good when slapped between Rye Bread and slathered with Mustard.
Five Finds about Brisket:
- Brisket is a cut of Meat from the Breast or lower chest of Beef orVeal.
- Beef Brisket is one of the eight Beef primal cuts.
- Brisket muscles include the superficial and deep Pectorals.
- Cattle do not have collar bones, these muscles support about 60% of the body weight of standing/moving cattle.
- This requires a significant amount of connective tissue, so the resulting Meat must be cooked correctly to tenderize the connective tissue.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
