The Ultimate Brisket Grilled Cheese Sandwich
The Ultimate Brisket Grilled Cheese Sandwich
When leftovers become the main event.
If you’ve ever cooked a brisket seasoned with Rub Yer Meat, you know what we mean when we say — it’s addictive. Once you rub your meat with the good stuff, you’ll start looking for reasons to do it more often. “Oh, the neighbor’s coming over? Better rub my meat.” “Tuesday? Sounds like a good day to rub something.”
The real beauty of BBQ life is in the leftovers — and this Brisket Grilled Cheese Sandwich is the ultimate way to turn yesterday’s smoke session into today’s showstopper.
🔥 Why This Sandwich Works
Brisket brings smoke, fat, and flavor. Cheese brings melt. Bread brings crunch. Butter ties it all together in a hot cast iron skillet that makes your kitchen smell like heaven.
This isn’t your average grilled cheese. It’s a meaty, melty, smoky masterpiece that tastes like the best parts of a BBQ joint and a diner had a love child.
🧂 Ingredients
- 2 slices brioche or sourdough bread
- 2 tablespoons softened butter
- ½ cup chopped or sliced leftover brisket, seasoned with Rub Yer Meat
- 4 slices cheese — mix and match your favorites (sharp cheddar for bite, provolone for stretch, gouda for smoke, pepper jack for a little heat)
- Optional: pickled jalapeños, caramelized onions, or even a drizzle of your favorite BBQ sauce
♨️ How to Reheat Your Brisket
There’s a right way and a wrong way to warm up leftover BBQ. Don’t nuke it, you worked too hard for that smoke ring.
Our favorite method: Sous Vide.
Set your sous vide cooker to 155°F and let that brisket take a warm bath for about an hour. It’ll come out tender, juicy, and just as smoky as the day you pulled it off the pit.
No sous vide? No worries.
Wrap the brisket in foil with a splash of beef broth and reheat it in the oven at 250°F until warm. It’s not as fancy, but it gets the job done and keeps the meat moist.
🔪 Assembly & Cook
1. Butter the bread generously. Don’t skimp — this is BBQ, not a diet plan.
2. Preheat a cast iron skillet over medium heat.
3. Stack it up: one slice of bread, cheese, brisket, more cheese, top slice of bread. The key here is double cheese—one layer under and one over the brisket—so it all fuses together in melty harmony.
4. Grill it slow: Cook until golden brown on one side, then flip carefully and repeat. If your skillet’s hot enough, you’ll get that perfect crispy crust while the cheese melts inside.
5. Press gently: Use a spatula to press down slightly. That’s how you get the cheese to marry the brisket.
6. Rest before slicing: Give it one minute to settle before cutting — it keeps the molten cheese from escaping too soon.
Tips for the Perfect Melt
- Mix your cheeses. A blend of cheddar + provolone or gouda + pepper jack hits every flavor note.
- Use brioche for a rich, buttery vibe or sourdough for that tangy crunch.
- Add caramelized onions for sweetness or pickled jalapeños for heat.
- If you’re feeling extra, drizzle a little BBQ sauce inside before cooking — but not too much, or it’ll get soggy.
Why You’ll Want to Rub More Often
The moment you take a bite, you’ll understand why Rub Yer Meat fans keep firing up the smoker. That flavor doesn’t quit. Once you’ve seasoned a brisket right, you’ll start dreaming up excuses to smoke again, just to have more “leftovers” for sandwiches like this.
So go ahead. Rub your meat a little more often. The results speak for themselves.
📸 Show Us Your Melt
If you make this at home, we want to see it!
Tag @rubyermeatbbq on Instagram or Facebook and show us your brisket grilled cheese skills.
