| Barbeque beef, now there is a subject that a lot of | | | | way back in the day and many of them were |
| BBQ enthusiasts can argue about. Can Texans really | | | | involved in the cattle business. A lot of people think |
| do it right. Or is there another way to cook beef? | | | | that it can be traced back to two brothers in the |
| Out here in California a few years ago, there were | | | | early '50's who left brisket in their smokehouse over |
| bumper stickers on all the cars with this famous | | | | the weekend and when they came back: WOW! |
| quote: "BEEF - IT'S WHATS FOR DINNER." | | | | Without turning this into a history blog, I will just say |
| Some of us might even remember the famous actor | | | | that the brisket had way too much fat, both inside |
| who quoted these words on all the commercials. It | | | | and out and this made it tough. Tough to cook and |
| was James Garner of the TV show, The Rockford | | | | tough to eat. So most of the time it was pickled or |
| Files. Now who doesn't remember that? But lets just | | | | boiled. Chefs would braise it to make it tender. But |
| get into this. Can Texans do it right? Well, we have | | | | for the most part, many times it was just fed to the |
| to ask ourselves, what is right? I am going to give | | | | animals. |
| you two for the price of one today. First, we are | | | | MY BRISKET IS TOUGH - HOW DO I MAKE IT |
| going to talk about how Texans prepare beef and | | | | TENDER? Beef brisket which we use for barbeque |
| the way that they do this, I don't think anyone can | | | | beef down in Texas is a tough cut of meat. It is |
| beat it. Not for flavor, for taste, for texture, or for | | | | tough because the muscles in this part of the cow |
| overall BBQ. Not very many people can equal the | | | | do most of the work. A couple of final notes before |
| Texan's flair for cooking beef. | | | | I get into how Californians do their beef. Remember, |
| History of the Beef Brisket | | | | we are talking about if Texans can make BBQ beef |
| Oh, I could go on and on about the German influence | | | | any good? Or will the winner of the blue ribbon go to |
| down in Texas. Many Germans migrated to Texas | | | | the Californians and the way they do beef. |