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Smoked BBQ Brisket Mac N Cheese
Our Texas-style Smoked BBQ Brisket Mac N Cheese celebrates the iconic flavors of real Texas BBQ.
Thick, Juicy cuts of freshly smoked brisket rubbed with our sweet and tangy BBQ sauce loaded on top of our creamy White Cheddar Mac N Cheese.
Top off this amazing dish with Texas BBQ Kettle Chips and diced onions. This is a dish you won’t regret!
Ingredients
| WHITE CHEDDAR MAC & CHEESE |
| 1 package Cavitappi pasta |
| 3 tbsp. butter |
| 3 tbsp. flour |
| 1.5 cups milk |
| 1.5 cups white cheddar |
| 1/2 cup parmesan cheese grated |
| 1/4 tsp. nutmeg ground |
| 1/4 tsp. garlic powder |
| 1/4 tsp. white pepper |
| 1/2 tsp Kosher salt |
| KETTLE CHIPS |
| 1 lb. potatoes |
| 1 tbsp. barbeque spice |
| 1 tbsp. ranch seasoning |
| 1 tbsp. Adobo chile powder |
| SMOKED BRISKET |
| 3 lbs. boneless brisket |
| barbeque rub |
| Kosher salt |
| butter |
| green onion |
Directions
WHITE CHEDDAR MAC & CHEESE
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add a teaspoon of olive oil. Once water is boiling, add cavatappi pasta and cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, 9-11 minutes. Drain pasta and set aside
- Melt butter in a saucepan on medium heat. Whisk in the flour until dissolved and smooth.
- Slowly whisk in the milk. Lower heat to medium low and simmer for a couple minutes to thicken slightly.
- Stir in the nutmeg, garlic powder, white pepper and salt.
- Stir in the white cheddar and parmesan cheese until melted and smooth.
- Mix pasta with warm white cheddar sauce
KETTLE CHIPS
- Wash whole potatoes. Using a mandolin slicer or food processor, slice potatoes to be very thin slices and place into a bowl of ice water to soak for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes drain potatoes and dry very well.
- Mix seasonings together and store in air tight container.
- Fry chips in oil at 350 in batches. Chips are ready when bubbles start to subside and chips are crunchy.
- Remove chips with a mesh spider. Place in bowl sprinkle with seasoning and toss until chips are coated. Repeat.
- Place seasoned chips in a paper towel lined glass bowl.
SMOKED BRISKET
- Remove brisket from plastic and clean and dry with paper towels.
- Trim brisket of excess fat and remove pointy thin pieces.
- Rub brisket with BBQ Rub, salt & butter, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and/or max of 6 hours.
- Remove brisket from refrigeration and let it sit at room temp for 1 hour.
- Smoke brisket at 250 for 9 hours.
- Remove brisket from smoker. Place on aluminum foil, tightly wrapped and return to smoker for 2 hours.
- Remove briskets from smoker and rest in foil for 4 hours in a 160 degree oven
- Chop brisket into pieces
- Chop green onions and set aside
ASSEMBLY
- Scoop mac n cheese into bowl.
- Top with crumbled kettle chips.
- Top chips with chopped brisket.
- Drizzle BBQ sauce and green onions over brisket and serve
