Beef
Best Beef Brisket Pot Roast Recipe
This version of Best Beef Brisket Pot Roast Recipe is flavorful, easy to prepare and suitable for traditional Beef configurations....
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11 Min Prep
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17 Min Cook
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3 Servings
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Non-Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 4-5 pound Beef Brisket
- Dash Salt
- 3 Onion
- 5 cloves Garlic
- 1 Sprig Thyme
- 1 sprig Rosemary
- 4 Bay Leaves
- 2 cups beef stock
- 3 Large Carrots
- 1 Tbsp Mustard
- 4 Mashed Potatoes
Instructions
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1 Prepare the brisket for preparing: On one side of the brisket there should be a layer of fat, which you want.
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If there are any large chunks of fat, cut them off and discard them.
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Large pieces of fat will not be able to render out completely.
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Using a sharp knife, score the fat in parallel lines, about 3/4-inch apart.
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cut through the fat, not the beef.
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Repeat in the opposite direction to make a cross-hatch pattern.
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seasoning the brisket well and let it sit at room temperature for 30 moments.
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2 Sear the brisket: You'll need an oven-proof, thick-bottomed pot with a seal, or Dutch oven, that is just wide enough to hold the brisket toast with a little room for the onions.
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Pat the brisket dehydrated and place it, fatty side down, into the pot and place it on medium high mildly hot.
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bubble gently for 5-8 moments, lightly sizzling, until the fat side is nicely browned.
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(If the toast seems to be preparing too fast, turn the mildly hot down to medium.
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You want a steady sizzle, not a raging sear.)
Turn the brisket over and bubble gently for a few moments more to brown the other side.
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3 Sauté the onions and garlic: When the brisket has browned, remove it from the pot and set aside.
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There should be a couple tablespoons of fat rendered in the pot, if not, mix in some olive oil.
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mix in the diced onions and increase the mildly hot to high.
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dust a little seasoning on the onions.
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Sauté, stirring often, until the onions are lightly browned, 5-8 moments.
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mix gently in the garlic and bubble gently 1-2 more moments.
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4 Return brisket to pot, mix in herbs, stock, bring to bubble gently, seal, bubble gently in oven: Preheat the oven to 300°F.
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Use kitchen twine to tie together the bay leaves, rosemary and thyme.
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Move the onions and garlic to the sides of the pot and nestle the brisket inside.
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mix in the beef stock and the tied-up herbs.
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Bring the stock to a bring to a bubble gently on the stovetop.
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seal the pot, place the pot in the 300°F oven and bubble gently for 3 hours.
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Carefully flip the brisket every hour so it cooks evenly.
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5 mix in carrots, continue to bubble gently: After 3 hours, mix in the carrots.
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seal the pot and bubble gently for 1 hour more, or until the carrots are cooked through and the brisket is falling-apart soft.
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6 Remove brisket to cutting board, tent with foil: When the brisket is falling-apart soft, take the pot out of the oven and remove the brisket to a cutting board.
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seal it with foil.
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Pull out and discard the herbs.
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7 Make coulis (optional): At this point you have two options.
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You can present as is, or you can make a coulis with the drippings and some of the onions.
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If you present as is, skip this step.
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To make a coulis, remove the carrots and half of the onions, set aside and seal them with foil.
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empty the components that are remaining into the pot into a blender, and purée until seamless.
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If you want, mix in 1 tablespoon of mustard to the mix gently.
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Put into a small pot and keep mildly hot.
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8 cut the flesh across the grain: Notice the lines of the muscle fibers of the toast.
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This is the "grain" of the flesh.
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cut the flesh perpendicular to these lines, or across the grain (cutting this way further tenderizes the flesh), in 1/4-inch to 1/2-inch slices.
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present with the onions, carrots and broth.
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present with mashed, roasted or boiled potatoes, egg noodles or polenta.
Recipe Information
Cuisine
United States
United States
Course
Beef
Beef
Diet
Non-Vegetarian
Non-Vegetarian
Total Time
28 mins
28 mins
Recipe Time chart
Preparation Time
11 minsCooking Time
17 minsTotal Time
28 minsMaster Chef
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