BEEF BRISKET WITH COFFEE RUB AND RED-EYE BARBECUE SAUCE

BEEF BRISKET WITH COFFEE RUB AND RED-EYE BARBECUE SAUCE image

Categories Beef

Number Of Ingredients 32

For the rub and brisket:
3 tablespoons ground coffee
1 tablespoon coarse salt
1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon cocoa powder
1 center-cut beef brisket
6 to 8 bacon slices
For the mop sauce:
1 cup red wine
1 cup orange juice
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
1 cup coffee
1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons Tabasco sauce or another hot sauce
2 teaspoons
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Red-Eye Barbecue Sauce
1 slice bacon, finely chopped
1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
3/4 cup brewed strong coffee or espresso
3/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup heavy cream
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
Coarse salt

Steps:

Make the rub. In a small bowl, combine the ingredients for the rub and whisk to mix. (Break up any lumps with the whisk or your fingers.) Place the brisket in a roasting pan and generously sprinkle on both sides with the rub, using about 3 tablespoons per side and patting it onto the meat with your fingertips. You can cook the brisket right away, but it will be better if you let it cure with the rub in the refrigerator, covered, for 4 hours, or up to a day ahead. Make the mop sauce. Place the beer, cider, vinegar, coffee, stock, oil, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, salt, and pepper in a nonreactive bowl and whisk to mix. Taste for seasoning. Cook the brisket until very tender, 5 to 6 hours Red eye bbq sauce Place the bacon and onion in a heavy saucepan cook over medium heat until lightly browned, 3 minutes, stirring often. Stir in the remaining ingredients and gradually bring to a boil. Reduce the heat slightly and simmer the sauce until thick and richly flavored, 10 minutes, whisking from time to time. Correct the seasoning, adding salt and pepper to taste.