So I've got a 4lb brisket in the oven. I used This Recipe, which calls for a 5lb brisket.
Instead of making the sauce on the side like the recipe suggested and then adding it later on, I just added all the ingredients from the sauce into my 9×13 ceramic roasting pan and tightly covered the pan in foil. This felt easier.
The recipe says to cook it for 3 hours covered, then add the sauce, then cook for another 2 hours covered. So since my recipe calls for a 5lb brisket, could i get away with a total of 4 hours cook time plus 30 minutes of rest time?
I put it in the oven at 12:30pm and I'd love to be eating dinner at 5pm.
Would it be tender enough and fully cooked if I pulled it out at 4:30pm then rest it covered till 5, then eat?
I ask because I have plans tonight that I need to leave the house for at 530pm.
by MatthewCarterYoga
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Just cook it until it’s done. The whole thing should feel like a piece of jello. You should be able to stick a chopstick through it easily.
If you have a thermometer, you can try to get it somewhere from 195 to 203 in the center and let it coast to tenderness.