Texas Barbecued Brisket

Brisket is a tough slab of meat cut from the well-worked chest muscles of the steer. When cooked with low heat that’s delivered slowly and steadily, tough brisket transforms into a tender, juicy slice of heaven. If you were to cook the same cut of meat quickly over high heat, you’d end up with chewy, dense shoe leather. It’s all in the method. What you want to do is heat the meat very slowly to gradually dissolve the tough connective tissue (collagen) that surrounds the muscle fibers. Brisk