Smoked Beef Brisket With Sauerkraut And Dumplings Recipes

Steps:

• For the Russian-style dressing: In bowl, mix dressing of sour cream, relish, ketchup, chives, salt, and pepper.
• For the BBQ Brisket Sauce: Combine the ketchup Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, bay leaves, garlic, paprika, ground cloves, and black pepper in a small pot and reduce over low heat, 30 minutes. Cool and store for make-ahead meal with cooked, sliced brisket.
• Warm the sauerkraut in a small pan.
• Heat a sandwich press or a large griddle pan over medium heat.
• Place a slice of Swiss cheese, folded to fit the bread, on 4 slices of bread, lightly buttered on one side and the buttered side facing out. Divide the meat among the sandwiches. Top the meat with some sauerkraut and another slice of cheese. Slather some dressing on the remaining sliced bread, lightly butter the side facing out.
• Press the sammies on a sandwich press until the cheese melts or griddle the sandwiches until deeply golden on each side. Serve the sandwiches with halved deli pickles and salted radishes.

Steps:

• Rub pork with salt and pepper. Place in a pot (with a lid - if possible) and cover with water, adding onion cut into pieces.
• Boil meat until tender, remove excess fat.
• Add sauerkraut and simmer about 20 minutess.
• Mix dry dumpling ingredients together.
• Add milk gradually mixing well then add the melted butter.
• Drop by spoonsful into boiling pork and kraut.
• Cook 15 minutes covered.

Steps:

• Rub the brisket with the Carolina BBQ Rub and let sit for 1 hour.
• Prepare smoker for a 2 hour smoke with cherry and maple woods.
• Smoke Brisket for 2 hours.
• Melt butter in a large pan and brown onion slices.
• Add brisket and sauerkraut.
• Cover with boiling water and put in the oven at a low temperature for 2 hours or until the meat is tender.
• To prepare dumplings, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
• Using a pastry blender or two knives cut in the butter.
• Quickly stir in enough milk to make a soft dough.
• On a floured surface, roll dough 1/2 inch thick.
• Cut into 12 squares.
• Put the squares on top of the simmering beef and kraut.
• Cover tightly and simmer 20 minutes without removing the cover.
• Serve immediately.