Name: Smoky braised brisket
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h 45 min
Total time: 4 h 5 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 800g-1kg brisket boneless; 1 tbsp light muscovado sugar; 1 tsp smoked paprika; pinch chilli flakes; ½ tsp garlic granules; ½ tsp ground cumin; 1 dried chipotle chilli; 1 tbsp beef dripping or neutral oil; 1 onion sliced; 1 carrot chopped; 1 garlic clove finely chopped; 1 thyme sprig; 1 bay leaf; 1 star anise; 1 lemon zested; 800ml good beef stock; 1 tbsp plain flour; 1 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp honey; 1 tbsp snipped chives; 100g soured cream or crème fraîche; ½ lemon juiced; jacket potatoes; buttered kale

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Smoky braised brisket

Smoky braised brisket

Rosie Birkett

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Serves 3 - 4

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 3 hrs and 45 mins

plus at least 1 hr marinating

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This cheap, flavourful cut of meat is perfect for the smoky flavours of American and South American barbecue, ideal comfort food for a cold winter’s night

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Rosie says, "Brisket has always been one of my favourite cuts because it’s cheap and incredibly flavourful, with a lovely layer of fat running through it. This recipe is inspired by the smoky flavours of American and South American barbecue, on offer at hot new London restaurants like Neil Rankin’s Temper in Soho and Smokestak in Shoreditch. This is just the kind of comfort food I want to eat on a cold winter’s night."

Ingredients

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800g-1kg brisket

boneless
1 tbsp light muscovado sugar

For the spice mix

1 tsp smoked paprika
pinch chilli flakes
½ tsp garlic granules
½ tsp ground cumin

For the spicy gravy

1 dried chipotle chilli
1 tbsp beef dripping

or neutral oil
1 onion

sliced
1 carrot

chopped
1 garlic clove

finely chopped
1 thyme sprig
1 bay leaf
1 star anise
1 lemon

zested
800ml good beef stock
1 tbsp plain flour
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp honey

For the soured cream

1 tbsp snipped chives
100g soured cream

or crème fraîche
½ lemon

juiced

To serve

jacket potatoes
buttered kale

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Nutrition: per serving (4)

kcal552
fat34g
saturates16g
carbs18g
sugars13g
fibre4g
protein42g
salt4.5g

Method

step 1

Rub the brisket with the sugar and 1 tbsp sea salt and let sit for 5 mins. Mix the spices and 1 tbsp pepper, then rub all over the brisket. Leave to marinate in the fridge for at least 1 hr, or preferably more.
step 2

Take the meat out of the fridge 30 mins before cooking. Rehydrate the chipotle in hot water. Heat oven to 140C/120C fan/gas 1. Heat a heavy-bottomed flameproof casserole over a medium-high heat and add the dripping or oil. Brown the meat on all sides, then transfer to a plate.
step 3

Add the onion, carrot, garlic, thyme and bay leaf to the casserole and fry over a medium-high heat for 6-8 mins until aromatic, softened and starting to char and colour. Drain and chop the chipotle and add to the pot along with the brisket, star anise, lemon zest and stock. Bring the stock to a gentle simmer, then cover with a lid and put in the oven for 3 hrs or until tender.
step 4

Remove the brisket from the casserole and wrap in foil to keep warm while you finish making the spicy gravy. Put the casserole on the hob over a high heat and reduce for about 20 mins until beginning to thicken. Stir the flour and butter into a paste and add to the casserole. Stir until the paste has dissolved and the sauce is smooth and pourable. Season with salt and honey until you’re happy with the flavour.
step 5

Mix the chives and soured cream with a squeeze of lemon juice. Unwrap and slice the brisket and reheat the slices briefly in the warm gravy, then serve with crispy, salt-roasted jacket potatoes, buttered kale and the soured cream.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2017

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