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Receta Slow-Grilled Smoky Beef Brisket with Beer-Based Mopping Sauce and Homemade BBQ Sauce
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Ohmygosh! I almost forgot about sharing this recipe that my husband made, back in May. Today, is the "unofficial" end of summer, in our part of the hemisphere.
Though, I'm not so sure I'm going to play by the rules.
(Pssssssst. I wear white after Labor Day.) We are known to grill in October and November. We can, still, buy fresh strawberries in September. Our Weber grill doesn't get it's winter cover for at least another month, so we shall continue to grill
There's a local restaurant that serves excellent brisket, according to my husband. It reminds him of his hometown of Kansas City, Missouri. They slowly grill beef brisket, over oak wood-- nice and slow, for 15-20 hours. It's served with sauce on the side, and…
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