Can you cook great BBQ in your cast iron Dutch oven? Absolutely, I & # 39; ve got a great recipe for Dutch oven BBQ beef brisket. But why cook beef brisket in a Dutch? Why not just use your smoker grill?
Or, maybe you & # 39; re out camping and still want good barbecue. Or, maybe you just love cooking outdoors in your cast iron Dutch oven.
Whatever your reason, the point is, you can make delicious BBQ beef brisket in your cast iron Dutch oven. The trick is to use a trivet to raise your brisket off the bottom of the dutch. This prevails the meat from boiling in its own juices So the meat will keep it good barbecue texture. But, more on this later, let & # 39; s get to the recipe.
BBQ beef brisket recipe
Use a 12 inch camp Dutch oven
Place 7 coals underneath your Dutch.
Place 14 coals on the lid of your Dutch.
This gives you about 300F.
Place your trivet in your Dutch and preheat.
Dry rub
- C cup firmly packed dark-brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- Te teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
1 (4-pound) boneless beef brisket
It will caramelize on your beef brisket and adds good maple flavoring.
Then prepare your beef brisket, rub your dry rub into the brisket fat side down onto the trivet inside your pre steamed Dutch and let cook for about three hours or until done.
At 300F, beef brisket needs to cook 30 to 45 minutes per pound. When I have this day, it took right about 45 minutes per pound. You will need to replace the coals about every hour, and use a charcoal chimney to prestart the coals.
Which cast iron Dutch oven should you use?
And camp Dutch oven. All camp Dutch ovens have a raised flange on the outer edge of the lid. This allows you to place coals on the lid. And most camp Dutch ovens have legs on the bottom so you can place coals benefit it.
I used a Bayou Classic 8.5-qt. Cast iron Dutch oven. This Dutch has the flanged lid of the camp Dutch oven but does not have legs. So, I used a tripod stand with chain to suspend the oven above the coals.
Both types of ovens work very well. But, the Bayou Classic is a more versatile Dutch oven. The flat bottom is you to cook with it on the stove top, in the oven or on a camp stove. And, with a tripod stand you can cook over coals or a camp fire.
I have deep fried lots of fish and chicken with. But, let & # 39; s get back to the BBQ brisket.
As I mention earlier, by using a trivet, you raise the meat above the bottom of your pot. All around the brisket, sort of like a convection oven. Meat gets cooked evenly and thoroughly and, the moisture stays trapped inside the oven.
When cooked on the smoker grill. When I cook brisket on the smoker grill it tends to be more on the dry side. But in the Dutch, the moisture stays in the meat.
I think next next time I might try placing a couple of wood chips in the bottom of my oven. Maybe. That will give me the right amount of smoke.
Anyway, if you like cooking in your cast iron Dutch oven, give this BBQ beef brisket recipe a try. It really is delicious.
