BBQ Baked Beef Brisket In Oven Recipe | Sip Bite Go
If you do not have a smoker, cooking brisket in the oven is the way to go! Sip Bite Go’s recipe for oven baked brisket will sure wow at your family’s next meal. Let’s cook… | sipbitego.com
Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Arrange racks so brisket in a baking pan will fit in the center of the oven. This will help it cook evenly.
Prep brisket for baking. Pat brisket all over with a paper towel.
Trim down fat and silver skin on brisket (optional, but easy and recommended if your brisket isn’t pre-trimmed to help the brisket absorb more seasoning flavors and cook evenly). To do this, place the brisket flat with the fat side UP on a large cutting board. Use a sharp paring knife or another sharp knife to trim off excess fat and silver on the brisket as seen in the Sip Bite Go recipe video. The best method is to almost “shave off” a light layer of fat at a time, so you don’t accidentally take too much off at once. Trim it down to leave about ¼ inch on top of the brisket flat. Learn more about trimming brisket flat in this smoked brisket recipe.
Season brisket for baking it with BBQ flavor. Add half the olive oil to the fat side of the brisket (along with and half of the liquid smoke, if you’re using it). Sprinkle with half the BBQ rub seasoning or whatever beef black pepper seasoning you’re using. Then flip the brisket and season the other side the same way.
Prepare a large roasting pan for baked brisket. This is a good time to use a roasting pan with a rack in it. Otherwise, use a baking pan that is a few inches deep and can fit a rack inside, so the brisket is lifted above 1-2 inches of water.
Pour water in the bottom of the baking pan to fill 1-2 inches. This will help steam brisket in the oven and keep it nice and moist while it cooks. Add the brisket fat side UP on top of a rack suspending it over the water.
Add foil. To keep it super moist and prevent dry brisket, you’ll need to cover brisket cooked in the oven with foil while it cooks.
Add brisket to the center of the oven, covered in foil.
Bake brisket at 250 degrees F for about 3-4 hours until the internal temperature reaches about 185 degrees F as measured with an internal read thermometer. (meat thermometer)
Remove brisket from oven and preheat broiler to high.
Remove foil from on top of brisket pan. Flip brisket over, so meat side is UP and fat side is down. Pat brisket top with paper towel.
Add BBQ sauce to top of baked brisket. Brush it on the top and sides to form a thin layer.
Broil brisket in oven to get a BBQ crust for about 5-10 minutes, without foil (but save the foil for resting it in the next steps).
Remove brisket baked in oven. Rest it with the foil on top, in the pan, for 20+ minutes.