Texas Barbecued Brisket

1 1/2 lbs mesquite wood chips

6 lbs beef brisket

--- Barbecue Rub: --- 4 tbsps ground red New Mexican chile

2 tsps ground Cayenne

2 tsps garlic powder

1 tsp ground black pepper

1/4 tsp ground cumin

1/2 c cider vinegar

--- Basting Sauce: --- 1 lg onion -- chopped

4 lg garlic cloves -- minced

1/4 c vegetable oil

1/4 c Worcestershire sauce

3 tbsps cider vinegar

12 ozs beer

1/2 c catsup

2 tbsps ground red New Mexican chile

4 Chiltepins -- crushed

Soak the wood chips for 2 hours, drain. Prepare a slow charcoal fire in a covered grill. Arrange 1/2 of the wood chips on the coals.

Combine the dry ingredients for the rub except the vinegar. Brush the brisket with the vinegar and thoroughly coat the meat with the rub. Place the brisket on the grill, fat side up, over a drip pan. Close the lid and smoke for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, adding more soaked wood chips as needed.

To make the sauce, saut? the onion and garlic in a little of the oil until soft. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for 30 minutes.

Generously brush the brisket with the sauce a couple of times during the last 1 to 1/2 hours of cooking.

Keep the sauce warm and add additional catsup to achieve the desired consistency.

To serve, cut the brisket across the grain and serve with the sauce on the side.