Slow Cooked Beef Brisket

As requested by guests, here’s my beef brisket recipe :-) It goes well with pasta or rice, and a side of vegetables like microwaved green beans. Photo pending!

Ingredients (Makes approx 12-15 servings)

  • 2.4kg beef brisket
  • 2 tablespoons of minced garlic
  • 1 cup (250ml) of apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon chicken stock (with just enough boiling water to dissolve)
  • 3 cups (750ml) tomato puree (passata)
  • 6 bay leaves
  • 2 tablespoons fried shallots
  • 2 cans of diced tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons Gravox original gravy (optional)
  • 1 onion, finely chopped (optional)
  • 1/2 cup of cornflour approx (if needed, see step 6).

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 130C (fan forced).
  2. If using onions, put in the microwave to soften for 1 minute.
  3. In a large casserole dish (without a lid), place the brisket in the centre and then all other ingredients except the bay leaves on top. Mix the other ingredients around and on the brisket – try to cover the brisket as much as possible so it doesn’t dry out in the next step. Place the six bay leaves on top.
  4. Put the casserole dish in the oven for 2 hours.
  5. Remove casserole dish from the oven. Mix well and cut up the brisket with kitchen scissors into small pieces (about 5cm x 5cm).
  6. Turn the temperature down to 90C (fan forced) and return the casserole dish to the oven for 12-15 hours. Ensure liquid has reduced so the sauce is reasonably thick – if not and you need to serve soon, add a small amount of cornflour (approx 1/2 cup) to thicken and return to oven at 130C for 15 minutes.
  7. Remove the bay leaves.
  8. Serve with pasta or rice and a side of vegetables like microwaved green beans.

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