Oven-Braised Barbecue Brisket
Editor's Note: This Oven-Braised Barbecue Brisket only takes five ingredients and four steps to throw together, making it one of the easiest BBQ recipes out there! First, beef brisket is browned in a skillet, then smothered with chicken stock and barbecue sauce and baked in the oven until it's fall-off-the-fork tender. It's a great dish to make for a weekend get-together or a weeknight dinner. The best part is that you don't even need a grill to make this delicious barbecue beef brisket recipe, so you can have it all year long!
Cooking MethodBarbecuing
CostModerate
Total Timehalf-day
Make Ahead RecipeYes
Kid FriendlyYes
One Pot MealYes
OccasionCasual Dinner Party, Family Get-together, Game Day
Recipe CourseMain Course
Dietary ConsiderationKosher
Five Ingredients or LessYes
MealDinner, Lunch
Taste and TextureMeaty, Sharp, Smoky
Ingredients
- 4 to 5 pound brisket, covered with ¼ inch of fat
- Kosher salt and freshly milled pepper
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups Chicken or Beef stock or canned low-sodium broth
- Barbecue Sauce
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 325° F.
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Let the brisket come to room temperature. Salt and pepper the meat. In a large heavy skillet, heat the oil over moderately high heat. Brown the brisket, fat side down, for 3 to 4 minutes, or until a crust is formed. Turn and brown the other side.
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Place the brisket in a shallow baking pan with the chicken stock and bake for 2 hours. Coat the brisket on both sides with half of the sauce. Return to the oven and continue to bake for 2 to 3 hours, or until tender.
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Remove and let the brisket rest for 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with the remaining barbecue sauce.
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kcannon 5118425
Jun 09, 2016
I love brisket and this looks really simple, but I have a question about step 3. Seems like if I removed the brisket from the baking pan, brushed on BBQ sauce, and then put it back in the pan, the chicken stock would just wash the sauce off and dilute it. What am I missing?
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