Mesquite Smoked Brisket n Cactus Salsa

[cowgirl]

I smoked a brisket on my wood burner this weekend. Used a bit of mesquite.
I seasoned with a simple mix of kosher salt, cracked black pepper, and garlic and onion powder.




I smoked at 275 degrees til I reached an internal temperature of 180...pulled and let it sit for 30 minutes.









It came out really juicy and tender....







I wrapped some in a hot tortilla with cactus salsa....








Thanks for checking out my brisket!

[davidmcg]

Brisket looks great. I use that simple recipe all of the time. Not too much of any one ingredient and well balanced. Just about everybody likes that rub, even those that don't like rubs. Now that cactus salsa, thats something I would like to try. Whats the recipe for that unless its a personal secret. We only have a few kinds of cactus growing wild around here.

[cowgirl]

Thanks David!
I use prickly pear pads. They grow all over here and when I'm lucky the store already has them cleaned. :)
I just start with about 1 cup of the cooked cubed cactus.
add minced garlic
minced onion
jalapenos
cubed tomato
cilantro
lime juice
and salt and pepper to taste.

I like it chilled

If you use canned or brined cactus, it needs to be rinsed really well first.

[DIPPER887]

Cowgirl that looks AMAZING!!!! I only wish we had cactus around here!!!! Let me know if ya can do anything with snow!!!

[Bassman]

That's a good looking brisket, Jeanie! I agree that sometimes simpler is better as far as rubs go.

[gooose53]

that's indeed a nice looking brisket....and only at 180! Great job!!

[grothe]

Awesome lookin brisket Jeanie...love the plated pic!!

[Bbqgoddess]

Cowgirl that looks AMAZING!!!! I only wish we had cactus around here!!!! Let me know if ya can do anything with snow!!!

Well if anyone can Jeanie is the one!
Great looking briskey, beautiful smoke ring, and juicey!
Love nopales as well chilled, and I too am lucky cuz the store here has em cleaned most of the time. Those are a PITA to clean!

[Drumhogg]

wow ! Love the Pics.

[Kingudaroad]

Great lookin brisket Jeanie!!!

Those prickly pear pads are everywhere down here. I pick them for my tortoise. Best way I have found to clean them is to burn off the stickers with a small torch or powerful lighter or some type of open flame. Then a good scraping under running water. I'll have to try the salsa. Thanks!

[cowgirl]

Cowgirl that looks AMAZING!!!! I only wish we had cactus around here!!!! Let me know if ya can do anything with snow!!!

Hey Dipper, you must have missed my snow thread. lol

http://www.smoked-meat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1458

Thanks. :)

[cowgirl]

Thanks Keith, Goose, Gene, Kelly, Drumhogg and Keith! :)

Keith, I use a small torch on mine too, sure makes it a lot easier... but they still can be a pain to clean. lol

[Abelman]

Great job as usual Jeanie, and the photographic skills are impressive as well

[cowgirl]

Great job as usual Jeanie, and the photographic skills are impressive as well

Thank you Pete!
I'm still using my little Kodak easy share camera. Point and click, works for me. lol

[rph7307]

Nice Looking Briskey!

Briskett has been my nemesis so far so a couple of technical questions.....How much did it weigh and how long did it take to get to 180? Did you rest it wrapped in foil or in the great outdoors?
Thanks Jeanie!