What Is Brisket rub and How Can I Use It?

If brisket rub has turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use it with confidence and how to choose it, cook it, store it, what to substitute, and 4 recipes to try it in.

Recipes using brisket rub

There are 4 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Texas Beef Barbecue Brisket

Texas smoked beef brisket rubbed overnight and slow-smoked for 7 hours with beer in a water smoker. Fat side up, foil-wrapped halfway through for bark and tenderness.

Simple Smoked Brisket with Dry Rub

Simple smoked beef brisket rubbed with spices and cooked low and slow for tender, smoky meat that pairs beautifully with baked beans.

Best of the Border Barbecue Brisket

Texas-style smoked beef brisket rubbed with spices and barbecued low and slow, then wrapped with beer for a juicy, tender finish. The Texan way to smoke a brisket.

Oven Barbecued Brisket

Oven barbecued brisket with a spiced shallot rub and tangy tomato-brown sugar sauce. Braised low and slow until fork-tender. No smoker required for deep, slow-cooked flavor.

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