These easy air fryer brisket burnt ends come out tender, juicy, and caramelized in only about 10 minutes! Serve as the suggested steak salad or your own favorite way.
If it’s not already, cut your meat into approximately 1” cubes
1 Pound burnt ends
Preheat your air fryer to 400°F
Toss the burnt ends in barbecue sauce (optional)
½ Cup barbecue sauce
Place the burnt ends into the preheated air fryer basket in a single layer
Cook on the air fry setting for 10 minutes at 400°F, pausing halfway through to shake the basket. If you’d like them even darker, add up to an additional 5 minutes of cooking time
Serve hot, as part of the suggested steak salad preparation, or in your favorite way
6 Ounces mixed salad greens, 5 Ounces cherry tomatoes, ¼ Cup red onion slices, ¼ Cup crumbled feta cheese, 3 Tbsp Vidalia onion dressing
Notes
You can use either pork belly or beef brisket burnt ends (mine are beef). Depending where you get them most grocery stores and wholesale stores like Costco have them), they may already come sauced, so the barbecue sauce addition is entirely optional. If you’re looking to do the initial cooking yourself, check out my Air Fryer Brisket recipe, or for a budget-friendly alternative make “poor man’s burnt ends” from an Air Fryer Chuck Roast!
If you are making a salad like I am, blue cheese is a great sub for feta cheese. All vegetables are able to be swapped up to your liking. Other dressings that would be good are bleu cheese, balsamic vinaigrette, other vinaigrettes, or buttermilk ranch
For a sandwich variation use a round or sub roll, add coleslaw, pickled vegetables, extra barbecue sauce, or other favorite toppings
For pork belly burnt ends, increase the cooking time to 20 minutes instead
Mine brisket burnt ends were perfect after 10 minutes in a Ninja air fryer. Other air fryers may vary slightly
Store leftover burnt ends in the refrigerator for up to 4 days, or in the freezer for up to 3 months
Reheat brisket burnt ends in the air fryer at 350°F for 4-6 minutes, shaking the basket once, until heated through
Exact nutritional values will vary based on brand and flavor of ingredients, any sauces or sides added, and quantity consumed, so please consider this a guideline only