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WEB EXCLUSIVE:
Joan Nathan's Favorite Brisket Recipe
April 2, 2004 Episode no. 731
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From JEWISH COOKING IN AMERICA by Joan Nathan (Alfred A. Knopf, 2001)
My Favorite Brisket
2 teaspoons salt
Freshly ground pepper to taste
1 5-pound brisket of beef, shoulder roast of beef, chuck roast, or end of steak
1 garlic clove, peeled
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 onions, peeled and diced
1 10-ounce can tomatoes
2 cups red wine
2 stalks celery with the leaves, chopped
1 bay leaf
1 sprig fresh thyme
1 sprig fresh rosemary
1/4 cup chopped parsley
6 to 8 carrots, peeled and sliced on the diagonal
- Sprinkle the salt and pepper over the brisket and rub with the garlic. Sear the brisket in the oil and then place, fat side up, on top of the onions in a large casserole. Cover with the tomatoes, red wine, celery, bay leaf, thyme, and rosemary.
- Cover and bake in a preheated 325-degree oven for about 3 hours, basting often with pan juices.
- Add the parsley and carrots and bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes more or until the carrots are cooked. To test for doneness, stick a fork in the flat (thinner or leaner end of the brisket). When there is a light pull on the fork as it is removed from the meat, it is "fork tender."
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- This dish is best prepared in advance and refrigerated so that the fat can be easily skimmed from the surface of the gravy. Trim off all the visible fat from the cold brisket. Then place the brisket, on what was the fat side down, on a cutting board. Look for the grain - that is, the muscle lines of the brisket - and with a sharp knife, cut across the grain.
- When ready to serve, reheat the gravy.
- Put the sliced brisket in a roasting pan. Pour the hot gravy on the meat, cover, and reheat in a preheated 350-degree oven for 45 minutes. Some people like to strain the gravy, but I prefer to keep the onions because they are so delicious.
Serve with farfel (boiled egg barley noodles), noodle kugel, or potato pancakes. A colorful winter salad goes well with this.
Yield: 8 to 10 servings
Tip: Try adding a jar of sun-dried tomatoes to the canned tomatoes. They add a more intense flavor to the brisket.
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Cookbooks by Joan Nathan:
JEWISH COOKING IN AMERICA
THE JEWISH HOLIDAY KITCHEN
THE JEWISH HOLIDAY BAKER
THE CHILDREN'S JEWISH HOLIDAY KITCHEN
THE FLAVOR OF JERUSALEM (with Judy Stacey Goldman)
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