Smoked Beef Brisket With Sauerkraut And Dumplings

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons your favorite barbecue rub, carolina bbq rub
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons other fat
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 3 lbs beef brisket
• salt and pepper
• 1 1/2 quarts sauerkraut
• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon butter
• milk

Recipe

• 1 rub the brisket with the carolina bbq rub and let sit for 1 hour.
• 2 prepare smoker for a 2 hour smoke with cherry and maple woods.
• 3 smoke brisket for 2 hours.
• 4 melt butter in a large pan and brown onion slices.
• 5 add brisket and sauerkraut.
• 6 cover with boiling water and put in the oven at a low temperature for 2 hours or until the meat is tender.
• 7 to prepare dumplings, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
• 8 using a pastry blender or two knives cut in the butter.
• 9 quickly stir in enough milk to make a soft dough.
• 10 on a floured surface, roll dough 1/2 inch thick.
• 11 cut into 12 squares.
• 12 put the squares on top of the simmering beef and kraut.
• 13 cover tightly and simmer 20 minutes without removing the cover.
• 14 serve immediately.