Rich G
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Howdy, all. Hope you had a great Halloween! Since it was that time of year, that meant it was time for my annual batch of Halloween chili (I have NO idea why I only make this once a year!) Since my chili recipe calls for some diced, smoked brisket, that meant getting a brisket on the WSM22. Fortunately, my CostCo still seems to carry packers regularly (prime @ $3.99/lb), so I picked up a 17.5 pounder. After trimming it up, I dusted with Dizzy Pig Dizzy Dust (didn't have enough Red Eye Express), and loaded it up on the WSM for a hot/fast brisket cook. Ran the grill at 300F, wrapped the brisket at 170F, and removed it to cool when it was about 202 and probing tender. I did a really horrible job getting any pictures, so there's really only one of the brisket.....
Brisket just before wrapping:
My double batch of chili calls for 6 pounds of meat, which I fulfilled with a mix of ground beef (80/20), diced tri-tip, and diced, smoked brisket. It's a good Texas red, so no beans, and, in fact, no vegetables either (I think I've posted the recipe before somewhere......) Anyway, the chili turned out great (as evidenced by the pot that was scraped clean by 2/3 of the way through our party), and I considered myself lucky to have gotten a small bowl before it disappeared under the hordes!
On Halloween night, I was lucky enough to catch this guy having his dinner on my neighbor's tree house roof. I believe that it is a Harlan's Hawk light-morph, which is a type of red-tailed hawk (which we have aplenty around here.) Bob C, you may want to warn all your little birdies to steer clear of this guy!
Brisket just before wrapping:
My double batch of chili calls for 6 pounds of meat, which I fulfilled with a mix of ground beef (80/20), diced tri-tip, and diced, smoked brisket. It's a good Texas red, so no beans, and, in fact, no vegetables either (I think I've posted the recipe before somewhere......) Anyway, the chili turned out great (as evidenced by the pot that was scraped clean by 2/3 of the way through our party), and I considered myself lucky to have gotten a small bowl before it disappeared under the hordes!
On Halloween night, I was lucky enough to catch this guy having his dinner on my neighbor's tree house roof. I believe that it is a Harlan's Hawk light-morph, which is a type of red-tailed hawk (which we have aplenty around here.) Bob C, you may want to warn all your little birdies to steer clear of this guy!
