Serve brisket with sauces, slaw, pickles, and rolls so guests can assemble into sandwiches.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 cup kosher salt, plus more
1 8–10-pound untrimmed flat-cut brisket
2 onions, thinly sliced
500ml can beer
Preparation
Mix brown sugar, mustard, oil, black pepper, cumin, paprika, cayenne, and 1/4 cup salt until smooth. Rub all over brisket, working into crevices. Wrap in plastic; chill 1–2 days. Let meat sit out until room temperature, about 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 325F/165C. Scatter onions in a large roasting pan and set brisket, fat side up, on top. Add beer; cover with foil. Braise until meat is very tender, 5–6 hours. Remove from oven; heat broiler. Broil brisket, uncovered, until top is browned and crisp, 5–10 minutes.
Let brisket cool slightly. Remove from pan and shred or slice. Remove onions with a slotted spoon; mix into brisket. Taste and moisten with some cooking liquid and season with salt, if needed.