Ingredients

  • 4 pounds beef brisket chuck roast,, eye of round, or pork shoulder or loin
  • 3 1/2 ounces liquid smoke
  • 2 cups onions chopped
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar dark, packed
  • 2 tablespoons prepared mustard spicy, brown mustard, or yellow mustard
  • 1 tablespoon molasses
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon red hot pepper sauce
  • 3 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1/2 cup chili sauce
  • 1/2 Lemon, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon salt more or less, to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 325F (160C).
  • Put the meat on a rack in a roasting pan, fat side up, and pour the liquid smoke around it.
  • Seal the pan with foil and place it in the oven.
  • Roast the brisket for 4 hours, or until it is very tender, turning once.
  • Uncover the meat for the last 30 minutes to brown.
  • Remove the meat from the oven and let it cool.
  • Wrap it in plastic and refrigerate.
  • Pour the pan juices and fat into a glass jar or bowl, cover, and refrigerate.
  • The next day, remove the meat from the refrigerator and remove any extra fat.
  • Pull the meat apart into small shreds.
  • Remove the hardened fat from the pan juices.
  • In a large pot, melt 3 tablespoons of the hardened fat over medium heat, add the onions and saute until tender.
  • Add all of the remaining ingredients and 1 cup of the pan juices.
  • Stir well and simmer for 20 minutes over low heat.
  • Add the pulled meat to the sauce and simmer very slowly, uncovered, for 1 hour, stirring frequently.
  • Add more pan juices, or water, if necessary, to keep the meat moist.