Venison brisket

[Pelkster]

Hey folks,

A friend of mine got a deer over the weekend and he called me to ask if I would smoke the brisket's for him since. I've never smoked venison before. I know it is going to be lean, so an injection is going to be a must. What kind of wood should I use? Rubs - sweeter or spicier? Should I separate the point and flat or keep them together? Anything else I should be worried about?

Thanks!

 

[MeatyOakerSmoker]

Man that thing might not make it. Maybe wrap with bacon and go HnF.

 

[T.Mac]

Smoking it like you would a beef brisket won't work, even with an injection. You might be able to convert one of the many braising or slow cooker venison brisket recipes on the web to smoking. Browsing those would be a good place to start. Bottom line, if you don't have that thing at least 1/2 submerged in liquid it'll come out like shoe leather.

 

[mjpmap]

If you're not in a hurry to cook it, take a hard look a Cowgirl's venison pastrami recipe. I did it last year and it is the absolute bomb!!

 

[RolandJT]

I agree that either stew/braise or pastrami are the way to go.

 

[chopper mech]

Did you smoke the brisket? How did that work out? I thought the brisket on a deer was almost all sinew and bone with very little "meat". Kinda like the ribs. I am curious as to how it came out as I am always looking for new ways to eat deer.