Leftover dry barbeque brisket

[CDRFloppingham]

I have half of a "BBQ" brisket that is dry but otherwise tasty.

I doctored the other half with a butter-laden BBQ sauce with partial success.

Any thoughts?

I'm thinking about making chili?

Edited July 16, 2008 by CDRFloppingham (log)

[Tri2Cook]

I like taking ends and dry pieces of brisket and shredding them (in the style of pulled pork), mixing with bbq sauce and putting it on a bun with hot sauce and coleslaw. Something about those dry, dark smoky bits of beef (pork too) is just really tasty. You could probably do some sort of soup with it, that would be tasty. Maybe grind it with some raw beef and make burgers (the Ideas in Food folks did that with corned beef brisket).

[petite tête de chou]

Mix the shredded meat with cheese and use as an enchilada filling.

Edited July 16, 2008 by petite tête de chou (log)

[JohnnyH]

If it were me, I'd give it a shot as hash. Couple potatoes, onions, eggs over easy, breakfast tomorrow's looking good.

[JimH]

Ditto, ditto, ditto. Chopped, mixed with a sauce for sandwiches, enchiladas and tacos.

[hongda]

BBQ spaghetti

[gperls]

The best BBQ beans in KC are made with bits of smoked brisket cooked in with the beans. They whole thing is then cooked in the smoker. The meat gives it a wonderful boost of flavor and texture.

[Doodad]

I make brunswick stew or jambalaya with it when we bbq anything.

[TongoRad]

If you are going to make chili with it this may be a good time to use beans as well, maybe even some corn masa dumplings. You don't want the dry meat to be the focus, but a nice smoky/meaty part of a bigger picture.

[Lupinus]

How dry is dry? Are we talking just to dry to be good served as or sawdust dry?

Shred it fry it up with some potatoes for hash. Hard to beat a good hash.

[jgm]

A friend of mine makes a "beef salad sandwich" in the same way you'd make tuna salad or chicken salad - mayo plus whatever seasonings you'd like to use, such as pickle relish and/or olives, etc., with or without chopped hard boiled eggs.

Just a thought.

[v. gautam]

Bitterballen: Chufi -Dutch cooking thread, post 60;

http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=76568&st=30

[Tri2Cook]

The best BBQ beans in KC are made with bits of smoked brisket cooked in with the beans. They whole thing is then cooked in the smoker. The meat gives it a wonderful boost of flavor and texture.

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Why didn't I think of that? I do beans in the smoker often but I've never thought of adding leftover BBQ meat, I always use bacon. I'll have to remember that one.

[Heartsurgeon]

make a pizza!!

i use wolfgang puck's dough recipe

i like to use a cheese topping of aged cheddar and smoked gouda

chop up the brisket and sprinkle on top'

salt and pepper

drizzle with olive oil that has been flavored with several crushed garlic cloves

you can make a pizza out of ANY left overs with that cheese base and the garlic oil and it will taste great.

[Jon Savage]

Use it in Pho.

[CDRFloppingham]

Thanks all for the great ideas.

I didn't know that brisket could get that dry but I did it.