I like eating brisket...but I hate making it. While I have enough patience for a 6 hour cook for pork spareribs, I will not put in the 12-18 hours it takes to smoke a brisket. BBQ purists will be aghast at my solution, but I found a way to enjoy smoked brisket. Instead of a smoker, I use my Costco Visa card to put brisket on the table.
For $30, you get 2 pounds of perfectly smoked and sliced beef brisket. Heat it up in the microwave for 30 seconds and you are good to go. While it's a distant second to the brisket my friend Tim Kosir creates on his smoker, it's still immensely satisfying.
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And since you are at Costco, grab a fresh baguette back in the bakery section. Then the only thing else you need to make this recipe is a little horseradish and your favorite BBQ sauce. For the former, I use Woeber's Horseradish Sauce. For the latter, I use Wachan's Japanese Barbecue Sauce. Your personal preference should guide your selections, but you can't go wrong if you use these two products.
So it's about as simple of a recipe as you can get. Slice the baguette and toast the slices...microwave the brisket for a few seconds...then top with fiery horseradish and sweet BBQ sauce. It's a substantial feast...perfect for heavy hors d' oeuvres...or throw three on a plate and call it dinner.
INGREDIENTS
1 baguette, sliced diagonally into 1-inch thick slices
1 package, Mission Hill Smoked Brisket (from Costco)
Horseradish Sauce
BBQ Sauce
DIRECTIONS
- Toast the bread. Use a toaster or place slices in a 400ยบ oven for roughly 5 minutes. You can also toast them using the broiler for about 30 seconds per side.
- Use a microwave to warm the brisket.
- Put a slice of brisket on each piece of toast, then top the brisket with horseradish and barbecue sauces. Serve.
Wine pairing; Malbec
