Recipe courtesy of
Jill Novatt
for
Food Network Kitchen
Recipe courtesy of
Jill Novatt
for
Food Network Kitchen
Watch how to make this recipe.
Classic Braised Brisket
Getting reviews...
- Level: Intermediate
- Total: 7 hr
- Active: 1 hr
- Yield: 20 servings
-
- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 20 servings
- Calories
- 865
- Total Fat
- 63 g
- Saturated Fat
- 25 g
- Carbohydrates
- 16 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 2 g
- Sugar
- 9 g
- Protein
- 51 g
- Cholesterol
- 257 mg
- Sodium
- 1052 mg
This is a brisket worthy of a celebration. Most braised briskets are made with just the flat. Ours is a whole cut (which includes the flat and the point), that is braised in white wine and chicken stock with a mix of sweet onions, leeks and pearl onions. The result is super tender meat with an almost French onion soup-like sauce that is perfect for a Passover or Rosh Hashanah crowd. A fresh salad of raw shallots, scallions, parsley, mint and a splash of vinegar tops the roast, providing a bright counterpoint to the richness of the slow-cooked onions and meat.
- Level: Intermediate
- Total: 7 hr
- Active: 1 hr
- Yield: 20 servings
-
- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 20 servings
- Calories
- 865
- Total Fat
- 63 g
- Saturated Fat
- 25 g
- Carbohydrates
- 16 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 2 g
- Sugar
- 9 g
- Protein
- 51 g
- Cholesterol
- 257 mg
- Sodium
- 1052 mg
Ingredients
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Pat the brisket dry and sprinkle liberally on both sides with salt and pepper. Heat a roasting pan over 2 burners on medium-high heat. Add the oil and heat until hot. Sear the meat, fat-side down, until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Carefully flip and sear on the second side until golden brown, 7 to 8 minutes. Remove the brisket to a platter or baking sheet. Remove all but 2 tablespoons of fat from the pan.
- Add the sweet onions to the pan and cook, scraping the bottom, until just starting to brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the wine and cook until reduced by about a third, about 4 minutes. Add the chicken broth, garlic cloves and thyme. Return the brisket and any juices to the pan, cover tightly with foil, transfer to the oven and cook for 3 hours.
- After 3 hours, check to make sure there is still liquid in the pan. If not, add another cup of chicken broth. Re-cover tightly with the foil and cook for another 1 1/2 hours.
- Arrange the pearl onions and leeks around the meat, re-cover with the foil and cook until the meat is very tender, 1 to 1 1/2 more hours. Carefully remove the meat to a platter.
- Stir the honey into the roasting pan, place the pan over 2 burners on medium heat and reduce the liquid by about a third, 6 to 10 minutes. Discard the thyme sprigs. Spoon off any oil from the sauce. Season with salt and pepper. At this point you can serve the brisket or refrigerate overnight (see below).
- Toss the parsley, mint, scallions and shallots with the vinegar in a bowl and season with salt and pepper.
- Spoon some of the sauce with the sweet onions, leeks and pearl onions onto a large platter. Cut the brisket across the grain into thin slices and lay them on top of the sauce. Spoon over more of the sauce and mixed onions and top with the parsley mixture. Serve the remaining sauce and onions on the side
- Make Ahead: You can refrigerating the brisket overnight before serving. Remove the sweet onions, pearl onions and leeks from the sauce and refrigerate separately. The fat will harden as the brisket and sauce chill, making it easy to spoon out. To serve, remove the brisket to a cutting board while cold. Thinly slice and return to the sauce along with the mixed onions. Cover and reheat in a 325 degree F-oven for about 45 minutes.
Cook’s Note
A whole brisket (which includes both the flat and the point) can range from 12 to 16 pounds. We recommend using one no larger than 12 pounds to ensure it will fit in a roasting pan. To peel pearl onions: Bring a pot of water to a boil. Fill a bowl with ice water. Cut off the root end of the pearl onions. Add the onions to the boiling water and cook for 1 minute. Drain, add to the ice water and stir. Pinch the stem end of each onion to remove the peel.
Looking for Something Else?
Related Pages
- Beer, Ginger, and Garlic Braised Brisket Recipe
- Braised Beef Brisket Recipe
- The Ultimate Braised Brisket Recipe
- Texas Braised Brisket Recipe
- Sweet and Sour Braised Brisket Recipe
- Braised Brisket and Vegetables Recipe
- Sunny's Easy BBQ Braised Brisket with Sweet...
- Braised Brisket Recipe
- What Are Leeks?