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Brisket is a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest of beef or veal. The beef brisket is one of the nine beef primal cuts , though the definition of the cut differs internationally. The brisket muscles include the superficial and deep pectorals.
Either the entire brisket is cooked whole, then the point end is removed and cooked further, or the point and flat are separated prior to cooking. Due to the higher fat content of the brisket point, it takes longer to fully cook to tender and render out fat and collagen. This longer cooking gave rise to the name "burnt ends".
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The smaller, pointed end—the "tail"—starts a little past the ribs, growing in thickness until it ends in the "sirloin" primal cut, which is closer to the butt of the cow. [4] This muscle does very little work, so it is the tenderest part of the beef.
The highly marbled beef comes from the deckle (a shoulder cut) or the navel (right below the ribs). It’s juicy, salty, rich, and an essential Jewish deli staple.
By the early 1900s smoked brisket appeared on Jewish deli menus across Texas. [1] The first mention of smoked brisket appears in newspaper advertisements in 1910 geared towards the Jewish community of Texas , Watson's Grocery in El Paso and Naud Burnett grocery store in Greenville both sold smoked brisket in their Jewish deli counter, alongside ...
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