Texas Recipes

12-pound packer brisket, salt-and-pepper rub only, smoked low-and-slow over post oak until probe-tender. The Central Texas standard.

Pork shoulder rubbed with salt, pepper, and paprika, smoked over pecan until tender, pulled and served on white bread — Texas's answer to Carolina vinegar pork.

Authentic Texas Red — chuck cubes braised in dried-chile paste, beef stock, cumin, and coffee. No beans, no tomatoes, no apologies.

Hot flour tortillas folded around scrambled eggs, refried beans, crispy potatoes, salsa, and cheese — the Austin Sunday morning ritual.

Velveeta-and-Rotel + a roasted-poblano upgrade that elevates the diner staple into something legitimate. Goes on chips, eggs, brisket, fries.