48-Hour Coffee-Rubbed Brisket

Submitted by JAMES KREMER, Executive Chef, montgomery (ALA.) country club

by C&RB Staff (editor@clubandresortbusiness.com)
March 2008
 

Marinade:
Amt Ingredient
3 cups apple juice
3 cups fresh orange juice
1 cup cider vinegar
1 tsp. red pepper flake
1 bay leaf
1 tbsp. kosher salt

Procedure:
• Combine all the ingredients. One day ahead, marinate the whole brisket in the refrigerator for 24 hours.

Coffee Rub:
Amt Ingredient
2 cups cider vinegar
1/4 cup Texas Pete hot sauce  
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup ground coffee
1/2 cup smoked sea salt
1/4 cup toasted cumin
1/4 cup toasted ancho chili powder
1/4 cup granulated garlic
2 tsp. dry mustard seed
2 tbsp. fresh ground pepper
1 tbsp. cayenne pepper
2 tbsp. smoked paprika
1 tbsp. ground rye seed

Procedure:
• Place marinade on stove top and add cider vinegar, Texas Pete hot sauce and white sugar. Reduce by skimming off the surface; set aside and use for sauce.
• 2 hours before smoking remove brisket and pat dry with a towel; rub generously with coffee rub.
• Using aluminum foil, smoke 2 kilos at a time. Place aluminum foil in the center of a 4-inch perforated hotel pan; fold up the sides and end to make a large rectangular saucer. Add sea salt in a 6-inch hotel pan, using shavings of any hardwood such as apple, pecan, oak or hickory. Set perforated pan on top and cover completely with foil. Over medium heat, place hotel pan on two burners. After 2 minutes of seeing smoke, place in preheated 400º oven for 20 minutes. Remove and let cool completely before retrieving salt mix.
• Return to the refrigerator for 1 hour, then re-apply.
• Place in smoker with indirect heat (make sure temperature does not get above 200° or below 180°), using the hardwood of your choice and beer for moisture, for 20 hours. Remove and wrap brisket in plastic wrap and foil; finish cooking for 4 hours.
• Remove brisket from smoker but do not remove foil or plastic wrap; let rest for 2 hours then remove from wrap (not allowing brisket to rest properly will result in it bleeding out and becoming dry). Slice width-wise and enjoy with vinegar sauce.