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Put the canola oil and bacon in a medium cast-iron or enamel coated cast-iron Dutch oven over medium heat.
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Cook until crisp.
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Add the carrots and onions to the pan and cook until soft, about 5 minutes.
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Add the garlic and cook, about 1 minute.
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Add the beans, barbecue sauce, 1 cup stock, honey and brown sugar and mix gently to combine; season with salt and pepper.
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Cover and simmer, about 20 minutes.
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Check to see if the mixture is dry, and if it is, add a little more stock.
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Continue simmering until slightly thickened, about 15 minutes.
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Stir in the burnt ends.
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Garnish the top with the parsley and let sit 10 minutes before serving.
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Mix together all the spices in a bowl.
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Liberally rub the entire brisket with the spices, wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours.
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Remove the brisket from the refrigerator 1 hour before beginning the smoking process to take the chill off, and remove the plastic wrap.
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Get your smoker running at 225 degrees F with hardwood charcoal and a few handfuls of soaked wood chips.
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This temperature should be maintained throughout the entire smoke.
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(If you are using a grill: Set up the grill for indirect heat, banking the coals on one side of the grill and scattering the wood chips on top.
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Maintain the temperature at 225 degrees throughout the smoking process, adding chips as necessary until you wrap the brisket in foil.)
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Place the brisket fat-side up on your smoker grate and close it up for the long smoke.
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Open your barbecue smoker every hour or 2 and spray the brisket liberally with apple juice to help keep the meat from drying out.
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Also keep apple juice in the water pan if you are using a water smoker.
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When the internal temperature reaches 165 to 170 degrees, after about 4 hours, wrap the brisket in aluminum foil and continue to cook for another 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 hours.
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This little trick is a big help in getting the meat tender, especially for beginners.
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Figure that a brisket smoked at around 200 degrees will take about 1 1/2 hours per pound.
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The brisket is done when the internal temperature reaches 185 degrees F. Remove and let rest 20 minutes before slicing.
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Remove the foil from the brisket over a large pan or disposable pan and reserve the liquid.
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Cut off the brisket points and reserve for Honey-Rum Baked Pinto Beans with Burnt Ends.