Today was the day I have been looking forward to for a while.
Our first attempt of making a real brisket on the green egg.
Last night my friend Fabio (@fabrews) and I went to butcher Schell to pick up the meat.
We marinated it overnight.
This morning after making my vlog I went to my grill to start the session.
It was going to be a long wait! But o man! What a great attempt it turned out to be.
I filled the Green Egg fully with enough coals for 8 hours and lit them with 3 fire starters. After they went out I put in the convector plate and closed the green egg. I regulated the temp until it was a stable 110 degrees Celcius.
Then I put the meat on.
Fabio arrived around an hour later with a huge confession. He trimmed to much of the fat off. It was a mistake. Luckily I saved the fat and it was in the fridge. We opted for a very pragmatic option of just layering the fat back on.
Half way through the slow roast we got hungry and Ben had arrived to so we fired up my old grill and prepared part of the back-up meat.
After 4 hours we took the brisket of the grill and wrapped it in baking paper. According to our studies online this would preserve moisture in the meat. We then put it back on for another 4 hours.
After all that time I could finally get the meat of the grill and I let it rest for 45 minutes. I unwrapped it and it looked like this. We cut into it and juice just poured out. It was awesome!
To give a better of how moist the meat was I made this small video.
We served the brisket on a simple bun with a home-made coleslaw and we had one of those special beers Fabio and I brewed not long ago.
For a first try I was very happy with the result.
Yes, there is a lot of room for improvement no doubt. But this is now the base line.
It has made me pretty curious what a brisket must taste like made by one of those pit-masters with decades of experience you seen in cooking shows.
It must be out of this world.
The rest of the night we talked and had some more beers and enjoyed each-others company.
The night was everything I could have hoped for!
It was fantastic!
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Looking good. I wish I was there and help you guys eat some and drink some beers.
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That’s creative thinking! Way to roll with the punches! Lol 😂
@exyle,
Wow I think it's time to buy a Green Egg! This looks delicious and yummy! I think you all enjoyed it well!
Cheers~
Looks Delicious wow yum!
The meat looks soo tender. And beer 🍺 to it, what else can you wish for. I always try to make my meat as tender and delicious as possible. This way you can really enjoy your portion of delicious food. I’m glad you enjoyed your day with your friends.
Looks like it came out pretty good. Might I suggest a YouTube channel I been following for several years, they are experts at 'Low & Slow" cooking . The channel is BBQpitboys. I think you will enjoy it.
I'll check them out. Thanks for the suggestion!
I gotta tell ya, that brisket looks amazing! Looks as good as most brisket I've seen here in Austin. Great first effort man! I love it that you had backup meat in the fridge to cook while you were waiting for the brisket to finish :D
The beer is looking damn good too!
Thanks! And the backup meat ended up being a snack instead of backup :)
Owk this brisket looks really yummy but to have to wait for 8hours????? That's what I dunno of I can do so I might just have to go get an already made brisket. Sure it's gonna be more expensive coz of the stress in making it but I rather buy it than keep looking at something this yummy for 8hours to get ready...lolzz
The green egg is pretty easy to keep stable. Normally you would only have to open it once to wrap the meat and that's it. You can do all the daily chores while it is cooking no need to watch it :)
Oh yeah, finally came the hour when we saw the famous green egg and this meat that was marinated since yesterday! The result is excellent and since I'm also a big fan of roast meat, I should note that the meat after frying looks simply delicious and I'm sure it's delicious! Well, with delicious beers and in a good company, the more it's nice to eat! Thank you Mark.
That is a fabulous brisket @exyle! What kind of beer are you guys drinking?
This was a home-made brew by @fabrews. here
Light-bodied with a fruity aroma, that's very much to my taste. I guess a bit of a home-grown stuff would also make a good addition to your evening :-)
Wow, what an exclusive cover up, i could smell the distinctive aroma here,lol. You had a wonderful time, just feel like i could join you guys but hmm, waiting anyway. I don't know what you want to improve on, to me you guys re genius but anyway you can always do it more better. Always loving your time of leisure, i do say, you know how to get the best out of you. Good job
The brisket looks so juicy and tender. And Im surprised that it is not only coffee that can be home-brewed but beer too. Hehe
It's becoming more and more popular to brew your own beer in the Netherlands!
wow. I hope it will reach here in the Philippines! haha
A great attempt and you have better patience then Sam would have. He's all for slow cooking too, but by hour 3 he would think that would be enough and start pigging in. Yet, he wouldn't get the moisture on that meat as your video shows. So, juicy!
Nice touch with the homemade beer that you brewed. Sometimes you just need a great Saturday night in with the lads! Meat, boozes and banter.
My friend makes 8-10 large briskets each year for a party he hosts. He fires up 2 grills and does a couple in the stove. The grilled ones are always my favorite. This party is coming up in a few weeks and now I can't wait!!! That looks SO good.
Nice work for a first attempt. Bet you get better with each try.
The video really showed the moistness man!! But hey, how did this home made beer bit slip by me!!
Meat was great! Not sure how this beer slipped by you...contact @fabrews he might hook you up :)
for being the first time it came out pretty good. I notice you started in the green egg and then back into old oven. May I ask what temperature did you set the old grill to cook the rest of the way in the baking wrap?
No, the old grill we used to grill some other meat. The brisket was made only on the green egg.
Awesome looking brisket! I was wondering how it would turn out in the green egg! Nothing better than great food, good beer and best friends!
Thank you!
That looks absolutely delicious! You got a nice red smoke color on it. Well done.
I was happy with that smoke ring!
Glad you had a great night @exyle. It's been a big build up! 😁
Food looks great but took quite a lot of work it seems.
Aw man /hide about that fat layer, but we will get it right the next time. At least we got a great smoke ring. The taste was great too and as usual it was another great BBG. Can't wait for next brisket, which we will get 95% right at least. I'm just relieved the beer was a great sucess also, cheers!
Ah Exyle that little video was too much for me. Now I have even more motivation to save up for a steempowered green egg because damn that meat looks fine.
Looks great, It is so soft like it was boiled for god knows how long.
To actually achieve that result with grilling... with all juices inside. Nice job, man :d
jajaja It must be delicious! The whole day for a nice steak! here in Catalonia you can do a nice entrecot from Girona in 5 min and it is awesome! The touch of your own draft beer is nice, here we usually go for wine, but I will consider a craft beer for the next "friends barbecue". Stay safe! by the way this green egg is something else, never seen one of those here, will do some research...
That's great @exyle, you seems to be an expert in grilling. Did you acquire any formal training? Your understanding of temperature regulating of the grill and other quality control standards wouldn't fail to give you a good result. Thanks for the inspiration!
No, it's all just hobby and something I enjoy for fun.
Wow, such a long cooking process! I didn’t even know about this kind of meat preparation until now. Looks good, but I think I’ll never have the time to make it. Glad you had a fantastic night!
Hey Mark @exyle. Thank you for this Post. The food looks amazing. It truly does.
But to be honest you have not had real Brisket until you have eaten Texas Brisket ;)
So sorry, but maybe you can make a trip over here and stop by and we will get you some.
Thanks for your Post :)
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I have seen plenty of video's about Texas brisket and it's super pro. Would love to try it one day.
I'm glad your experiment was successful, it would have been sad waiting 8 hours for the meat to cook and then it being uneatable :)
Hope the vegetables will have more of a presence next time :P
The green egg back in action looks like a great get together with friends @exyle and a good first attempt with the meat looks a little too juicy and too much fat for me but its something I would need to try it does look yummy in the bun, beers cheers!
Oh. my. god. This looks delicious.
The end result is worth the time you put in. After a night in the marinade and the cooking for quiet a long time, this must be good. Did you finish all the meat ? It is mouthwatering to See the meat on the green egg in winter.
It's almost all gone.
There we go! I knew it would look delicious, but that is really killing me! Damn, midnight and I'm hungry now! Thanks! 😉
I sure was happy with the result!
Greeneggs are great to cook on
wow it's nice to see you again enjoying your time along with your best friend's and man i really like grilled meat and it is my favorite because it is full of protein and energy, wow the end result of your grilled meat is no doubt superb and it looks so tasty too, thanks for sharing such nice moments with us friend and wish you a very joyful and cheerful weekend ahead, Stay blessed.
If you've got the time, These Guys have a Beer.......Brisket looks Wonderful @exyle and the Friends just Cap off another Great Evening @fabrews and @bennierex ............
Emm its looks delicious , you make me hungry lol!
It looks great! I will try that sometime
Are green eggs really a thing? Are they really green?
Wow 8 hours making that big of meat but in the end the effort is rewarded
wow, it's very tasty meat, it looks delicious, I appreciate your blog, thank you @exyle
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It very delicious, very tasty meat, meat fried very nice, thank you
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All i can say is that it was worth the long wait! Yummy...
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I feel like taking one too. Though Ive never taken one before but I think it should be sumptuous
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I loved meat very much like this cooking. 😋😋😋
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A great cook cooking great food :p
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I want to congrats all :)
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