# Can I do anything tasty with the dripping from my brisket? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 19, 2018, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-anything-tasty-with-the-dripping-from-my-brisket/818237 "2018-07-19T23:19:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-anything-tasty-with-the-dripping-from-my-brisket/818237/1 "2018-07-19T23:19:07Z")
Just threw a brisket in the oven. Been wondering if there is a way I can turn the drippings into a tasty sauce. I was thinking about putting the drippings into a sauce pan along with some dry red wine, then reducing it. Will that work? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-anything-tasty-with-the-dripping-from-my-brisket/818237/2 "2018-07-19T23:31:08Z")
Sure, or make a nice brown gravy out of it and serve over roast potatoes. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-anything-tasty-with-the-dripping-from-my-brisket/818237/3 "2018-07-19T23:50:11Z")
Let it cool down a bit, then lick it straight out of the pan. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-anything-tasty-with-the-dripping-from-my-brisket/818237/4 "2018-07-19T23:54:30Z")
Have an SO? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Burden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/958977/32.png) [@Jack\_Burden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Burden)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-anything-tasty-with-the-dripping-from-my-brisket/818237/5 "2018-07-20T02:44:50Z")
Cook beans under the brisket and allow the drippings to drip into the beans. Magical. Sublime. ---
**Author:** ![DavidwithanR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@DavidwithanR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidwithanR)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-anything-tasty-with-the-dripping-from-my-brisket/818237/6 "2018-07-20T04:13:52Z")
> [@Jack\_Burden](#): > > Cook beans under the brisket and allow the drippings to drip into the beans. Magical. Sublime. What kind of beans? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-anything-tasty-with-the-dripping-from-my-brisket/818237/7 "2018-07-20T14:30:21Z")
> [@DavidwithanR](#): > > What kind of beans? Like the beans you’d use for barbecue baked beans. Navy, pinto, Northern, cannelini, etc. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-anything-tasty-with-the-dripping-from-my-brisket/818237/8 "2018-07-20T14:41:38Z")
If you have a dog, let it cool and pour it onto dry dog food. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-anything-tasty-with-the-dripping-from-my-brisket/818237/9 "2018-07-20T14:51:53Z")
Thanks for the feedback guys. Gonna have to try that baked beans idea. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-anything-tasty-with-the-dripping-from-my-brisket/818237/10 "2018-07-20T15:01:13Z")
Whenever I smoke a brisket, I make sure to catch the drippings\*. I de-fat them and incorporate them into a sauce for the meat. And when I cook in the oven, again, the drippings flavor whatever braising liquid (usually lager) I’m using. Again, I’ll de-fat it at the end. I never want to waste all that flavor. \*If you are going to wrap, which I almost always do, I put the drippings from the unwrapped cooking time into the wrap. I don’t bother de-fatting at this point and just wait to the end. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-anything-tasty-with-the-dripping-from-my-brisket/818237/11 "2018-07-20T15:13:38Z")
Almost anything you do with meat drippings will end up delicious. Another possibility is to put the meat on top of some thick slices of bread in the pan, as I discovered pretty much by accident. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-anything-tasty-with-the-dripping-from-my-brisket/818237/12 "2018-07-20T15:57:42Z")
What’s the hardest thing about smoking a brisket? [spoiler]Keeping it lit. sorry. [/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-anything-tasty-with-the-dripping-from-my-brisket/818237/13 "2018-07-20T16:21:25Z")
Around here, the drippings usually go into the beans or sauce. ---
**Author:** ![MickNickMaggies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@MickNickMaggies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MickNickMaggies)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-anything-tasty-with-the-dripping-from-my-brisket/818237/14 "2018-07-20T16:56:51Z")
Kasha! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-anything-tasty-with-the-dripping-from-my-brisket/818237/15 "2018-07-20T17:16:25Z")
Use the drippings for Yorkshire pud. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-anything-tasty-with-the-dripping-from-my-brisket/818237/16 "2018-07-20T17:52:31Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Have an SO? 😉 So many times I’ll be reading the Dope and have an inappropriate thought, but then I don’t need to post them because **Gato** gets there first. Thanks buddy! ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-anything-tasty-with-the-dripping-from-my-brisket/818237/17 "2018-07-20T18:20:01Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > So many times I’ll be reading the Dope and have an inappropriate thought, but then I don’t need to post them because **Gato** gets there first. Thanks buddy! I’m glad somebody got the joke. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-anything-tasty-with-the-dripping-from-my-brisket/818237/18 "2018-07-20T18:22:59Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > I’m glad somebody got the joke. 😕 You just have to have your mind in the gutter when you read the thread title. I’m sorry.