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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> South American >> Argentine

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a small mixing bowl combine the peppercorns, thyme, bay leaves, cloves, garlic and whole juniper berries. | 2. In a large saucepan over medium heat combine the water, brown sugar and salt. | 3. Bring to a boil. | 4. Stir to dissolve the sugar/salt mixture. | 5. Remove from heat and stir in the dry spice mixture. | 6. Steep for one hour. | 7. Place the brisket in a large freezer bag. | 8. Pour the brine into bag, press out air and seal. | 9. Refrigerate for 3 weeks, turning the brisket every three days, in my case when I think about it. | 10. Preheat your smoker. | 11. In a small bowl combine the crushed juniper berries and black pepper. | 12. Remove brisket from bag and discard brine. | 13. Lightly pat dry. | 14. Press firmly into one side of the meat 1/2 of the juniper/pepper mix. | 15. Turn and repeat. | 16. Place brisket in smoker and smoke for 4 hours. | 17. Remove from smoker and cool for 30 minutes. | 18. Place brisket in a large dutch oven. | 19. Cover with water and turn heat to medium high. | 20. Bring to a boil. | 21. Reduce heat to simmer, cooking for two hours. | 22. Remove from dutch oven and cool completely. | 23. At this point you can slice very thin and serve, or tightly wrap with plastic wrap, place in a freezer bag and refrigerate. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
beef brisket	5			3515.4	0.0	469.9296	167.1516
black peppercorn	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
thyme	2	tablespoons	dried	4.848	1.1736	0.2669	0.0806
bay leaf	6		crumbled	-	-	-	-
clove	2	teaspoons		11.508	2.7523	0.2507	0.546
garlic	1/4	cup	minced	50.66	11.2404	2.1624	0.17
juniper berry	2	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
juniper berry	1/4	cup	crushed	-	-	-	-
water	6	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
brown sugar	3/4	cup		627.0	161.8485	0.198	0.0
kosher salt	3/4	cup		-	-	-	-
black pepper	2/3	cup	coarse ground	184.736	47.0672	7.647	2.3994

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.