
Nashville, Tennessee, has many award-winning BBQ joints that we enjoy visiting. While we were out to eat last spring, both Mr. Handsome and I agreed that it would be fun to try our hand at homemade BBQ beef brisket.
The meat is expensive (usually $20-$25 for 4 pounds) so we have only made it a handful of times. It takes a few hours to cook, but the prep is a cinch. Here’s the recipe, as well as a few photos of the process.

Simple BBQ Beef Brisket
Ingredients
- Brisket roast approximately 4 pounds
- Several slices of uncooked bacon
Homemade BBQ sauce*
- 1-1/2 Tbsp paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- 1-1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp dry mustard optional
Instructions
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Remove all packaging from brisket roast. Place fat side down in an oven safe, non-glass pan that can hold juices that will accumulate. I use a 9x13-inch pan.
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Combine dry spices in a small bowl. Using a fork, poke holes in brisket, and rub the entire roast with spice rub.
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Place uncooked bacon strips over brisket, side-by-side. If you have additional bacon slices, you can also place one layer of bacon under the roast. (Bacon is expensive, so I don't usually do that.)
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Tightly cover pan with foil, and bake at 300 degrees for 3 hours. Remove from oven, and flip brisket over so the fat side is facing up.
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Return to oven, covered with foil, for an additional hour. Brisket roasts can be finicky, so it helps if you have had BBQ brisket at a restaurant and have seen how it looks when it is fully cooked. The size and thickness of the brisket roast also affects cooking time.
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When hour is up, move from oven, and cut into brisket with a knife. Meat should be fork tender. Return to oven if necessary.
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Transfer to a cutting board, and slice. Serve with homemade BBQ sauce. If you find yourself with an overcooked brisket, just add extra BBQ sauce!
Recipe Notes
I use the same Homemade Honey BBQ recipe that I make with my Buffalo Wild Wings Style Wings. Here is the link to that recipe: www.nashvillewife.com/2016/02/buffalo-wild-wings-style-wings.html