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.