Texas Barbecue Brisket

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• Ready In: 20 hrs
• Serves: 8-10

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs  mesquite wood chips
• 6  lbs beef brisket

• Barbecue Rub

• 4  tablespoons  new mexico chile powder
• 2  teaspoons ground cayenne pepper
• 2  teaspoons garlic powder
• 1  teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1⁄2 cup cider vinegar

• Basting Sauce

• 1  large onion, chopped
• 4  garlic cloves, minced
• 1⁄4 cup  vegetable oil
• 1⁄4 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 3  tablespoons cider vinegar
• 12  ounces beer
• 1⁄2 cup catsup
• 2  tablespoons  new mexico chile powder
• 4  dried chile pequins, crushed

Directions

1. Combine dry ingredients for the rub,except the vinegar.
2. Brush the brisket with the vinegar and apply the rub on sauce.
3. Let the meat marinate overnight.
4. Soak the wood chips for 2 hours.
5. Prepare a slow fire in a covered grill.
6. Arrange 1/2 of wood chips on the coals.
7. Place the brisket on the grill, fat side up, over a drip pan.
8. Close the lid and smoke for 1 to 1 1/2 hours per pound, adding more soaked wood chips as needed.
9. To make the sauce, saute the onion and garlic in a little of the oil until soft.
10. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for 30 minutes.
11. Generously brush the brisket with the sauce a couple of times during the last 1 to 1/2 hours of cooking.
12. Keep the sauce warm and add additional catsup to achieve the desired consistency.
13. To serve, cut the brisket across the grain and serve with the sauce on the side.