Oklahoma-style BBQ brisket is a signature dish of United States; we have verified places to eat it in Oklahoma City. Slow-smoked beef brisket with a black pepper and garlic dry rub, finished over native pecan or hickory wood at Oklahoma City pitmasters across the metro. Start with where to eat Oklahoma-style BBQ brisket in Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma-style BBQ brisket · Oklahoma City
Slow-smoked beef brisket with a black pepper and garlic dry rub, finished over native pecan or hickory wood at Oklahoma City pitmasters across the metro.
Oklahoma barbecue bridges several regional traditions: the smoke-heavy beef focus of Texas, the hickory-wood sweetness of Kansas City, and a Native American tradition of slow-cooking over open fire. Oklahoma pitmasters favor a dry rub of black pepper, garlic, and paprika on whole briskets smoked 12 to 16 hours over pecan or hickory wood, both native to eastern Oklahoma. Sauce, when used, runs toward a tomato and molasses base less sweet than Kansas City versions. OKC's craft barbecue scene expanded in the 2010s as dedicated smoke houses opened in Automobile Alley and the Paseo Arts District, drawing comparison to the simultaneous Austin revival.
Where to eat in Oklahoma City:
- The Jones Assembly
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