Burnt Ends, Bacon Wrapped and Smoked

Ingredients

• Point of brisket (thicker end), already cooked to about 200°F*
• Jeff’s barbecue sauce
• Jeff’s original rub
• Foil pan
• Thin sliced bacon

Directions

Smoking a Brisket

1. When it gets finished, separate the flat part of the brisket from the thicker, more fatty end called the point. The point is used to make the burnt ends.

Separate Top from Bottom

1. Once you remove the flat end, you will notice that there is a thick vein of fat that runs through the middle of the brisket. I run my knife along the bottom of this to separate them.
2. Slice/remove the fat from the top of the pieces.

Slice and Cube the Meat

1. Slice the meat into pieces that are about 1 to 1-1/2 inch thick.
2. Further cut the thick slices into pieces about 1 inch wide to make cubes of meat.

Add some sauce to each one

1. Sprinkle on some rub generously then roll them around to coat well.
2. If you want more rub, you can also place some rub in a plate and roll the sauced brisket pieces in the rub.
3. The rub and sauce together is what makes that nice caramelized coating on the outside that tastes so good.

Wrap in Bacon

1. Now that the little tasty morsels of goodness are covered in a nice layer of sauce and rub, you can cut pieces of thin bacon in half and wrap each one.

Smoke It

1. Setup whatever smoker or grill you have available for cooking at 225°F.
2. With the bacon wrapped version we are making in this recipe, I recommend using a Bradley rack or something similar to give them open access to the heat and smoke.
3. You can also crank up the heat to help the bacon to crisp up a little bit. Using thin bacon helps a lot.
4. Brush on a little sauce if desired about 30 minutes before removing them from the heat.
5. Serve ‘em up and Enjoy!