This is a tasty Kansas City style brisket that is baked in the oven. Definitely worth the wait!
Ingredients
- 5 lb or less trimmed brisket for BBQ Brisket
- BBQ sauce for serving
- ½ cup Italian salad dressing
- 1 TBSP liquid smoke
- 1 TBSP worcestershire sauce
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp celery salt
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- ¼ tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
Directions
- Mix together marinade ingredients (salad dressing, liquid smoke, worcestershire sauce, sugar, celery salt, salt, pepper, chili powder, garlic powder)
- Wipe off meat with paper towel, then pierce both sides with a fork or knife
- Lay a piece of aluminum foil into a large baking pan large enough to folder over meat and cover it completely
- Pour some marinade into foil in pan. Place the meat with on top of marinade. Pour the rest of the marinade on top of the meat. Make sure that the fattiest side of meat is up
- Tightly fold foil over meat
- Refrigerate overnight if possible
- When ready to cook, preheat oven to 300 degrees
- Reduce heat to 275 degrees and place baking pan with meat into oven
- Roast approximately 5 hours
- You can open up the foil on the meat to check it by using a fork and seeing if it seems soft when poked. Can continue roasting a little if needed
- Remove from oven and cool at least 15 minutes before slicing
- Serve with BBQ sauce of your choosing and enjoy!
Do you need the perfect party food for a picnic or fall football event? BBQ Brisket made in the oven is the answer. Everyone will be wanting seconds of this delightful BBQ BRISKET!
Tips & Tricks for perfecting BBQ Brisket Kansas City Style
This recipe can be modified based on the ingredients you prefer, or just what you have in your pantry. However I feel it is important to use the liquid smoke, it gives the meat a more BBQ flavor. Liquid smoke is available in the grocery store near the bbq sauces or marinades.
The big trick to this recipe is roasting the meat for 5 hours in the oven. It makes the meat very tender and delicious! It is so easy put it all together and put it in the oven and just forget about it for 5 hours.
I often substitute organic sugar or sugar in the raw for brown sugar in this recipe. It works out just as well!
This is best baked in a pan with sides, because it can leak out of the foil. I prefer using heavy duty foil and a 16×12 size pan, but you can substitute a 13×9 or similar type roasting pan.
Once the meat is tender and cooking complete remember to let it set for 15 minutes before you slice it. It is really tempting to cut it early, but resist.
We like to serve this on a bun with pickles and BBQ sauce. It is the ideal party or picnic food!
Have fun with this recipe and make it your new family tradition!
Background of BBQ Brisket Kansas City Style
If you live in Kansas City, you know that BBQ is a way of life. It is everywhere and the competition to create the best BBQ sauce or Brisket is intense, There are many restaurants in the city that specialize in different varieties of BBQ and specifically brisket. But sometimes you just want brisket that is BBQ flavored but not smoked.
A brisket that is warm from the oven has that homemade touch. It is different from the restaurants but is so yummy and comforting. It is tender and makes the best meals or sandwiches ever.
As a Kansas City transplant, I thought BBQ was about ribs. But I was soooo wrong. In Kansas City it is about the brisket. It took me a long time to perfect a tasty brisket recipe I could make at home. It is always a big hit at holiday parties and everyone wants seconds!!!
BBQ brisket is best served with a salad or raw cut up veggies, BBQ beans, mashed potatoes or chips. It is the perfect food for a game day event, a family birthday, and at my house even Christmas!!!
So take a chance and let this BBQ BRISKET Kansas City style become your new family favorite!
