Red Wine Braised Beef Brisket Recipes

WINE-BRAISED BEEF BRISKET

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix thyme, salt, and black pepper in a small bowl and rub the mixture over both sides of brisket.
• Heat olive oil in a roasting pan over medium-high heat; place brisket in the hot oil and brown on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Remove brisket from pan and set aside.
• Place red onion slices into the hot roasting pan and cook and stir until onion is slightly softened, about 2 minutes. Stir in beef broth, tomato sauce, and wine.
• Place the brisket back into the roasting pan and cover pan with foil.
• Roast the brisket in the preheated oven for 1 hour; remove foil and baste brisket with pan juices. Place foil back over roasting pan and roast brisket until very tender and pan sauce has thickened, 1 1/2 to 2 more hours.

THE ULTIMATE BRAISED BRISKET

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Drizzle brisket liberally with olive oil then season the meat on both sides with salt and pepper.
• Place a large Dutch oven or heavy-based pot over medium-high heat and add a 3-count of olive oil. Place the brisket in the pot and sear on both sides to form a nice brown crust. Remove from pot and set aside before adding carrots, onion and celery. Brown vegetables, then add the garlic, tomatoes, red wine, bay leaf, thyme, rosemary, and parsley. Add the brisket back to the pot, cover and roast in the oven for 3 hours until the brisket is fork tender.
• Remove the brisket to a cutting board and let it rest for 15 minutes. Strain out the vegetables and pour off some of the excess fat, then pour over the brisket.
• Slice brisket across the grain and serve over parsnip puree with roasted red onions and garnish with parsley.

RED WINE BRAISED BEEF BRISKET

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high. Season brisket with salt and pepper; in batches, cook, turning occasionally, until dark brown on all sides, about 20 minutes total. Transfer brisket to a plate and discard fat from pot. Return pot to heat and add 2 teaspoons oil and shallots; cook, stirring, until shallots are browned, 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 1 minute.
• Add wine and simmer rapidly until reduced by three-fourths, about 15 minutes. Return beef to pot and add just enough water to cover meat (5 to 6 cups). Bring to a boil, cover, then place pot in oven. Cook until beef is tender, 3 1/2 to 4 hours.

BEEF BRISKET WITH RED WINE & SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Peel the shallots and garlic. Heat the oil in a pressure cooker (or heavy-based casserole). Add the beef and turn it every couple of minutes, or until it's golden on all sides. Remove and set aside.
• Add the whole shallots and garlic to the pan and cook for around 10 minutes, or until they start to soften and take on colour. Finely grate in around a quarter if the nutmeg, then add all remaining ingredients, except the beef brisket.
• Half fill the tomato tin with water and tip this in too. Season well with sea salt and black pepper. Gently stir until hot and starting to thicken.
• Return the beef to the pan and put the lid on, making sure the valve is shut. Cook on a low heat for 1 hour 15 minutes (or 2 hours if not using a pressure cooker).
• Release the valve and, once the steam has stopped hissing, remove the lid. Leave the beef to rest for 10 minutes before removing. It should flake apart easily with 2 forks, though if it doesn't, it's fine to continue cooking it for a few more minutes.
• Stir the remaining sauce and season to taste. Break apart or carve the beef and serve with the lovely rich sauce spooned over the top.

BRAISED BRISKET WITH RED WINE AND HONEY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F (160°C). Generously season both sides of the brisket with salt and pepper.
• Heat the oil in a Dutch oven or large pot set over medium-high heat. Add the brisket and cook, turning once, until browned on both sides, 8 to 10 minutes total. (If the brisket does not fit all at once, cut it in half and sear it in batches.)
• Remove the brisket from the pot and set aside on a cutting board. Add the onions, thyme, garlic, and bay leaves to the pot, then pour in 1/2 cup (120 milliliters) of the wine and the vinegar. Cook, stirring often, until the onions soften slightly and the mixture is fragrant, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk together the remaining 1 cup (240 ml) wine, honey, onion powder, garlic powder, stock, and 1 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl until fully combined. If you used a Dutch oven, lay the brisket on top of the onions and pour the wine mixture over the top. Cover and move to the oven. If you used a pot, dump the onion mixture into a roasting pan and top with the brisket. Pour the wine mixture over the top. Cover tightly with aluminum foil and transfer to the oven.
• Cook the brisket for 2 hours. Remove from the oven, uncover, and carefully flip the meat. Cover and continue to roast until the meat is fork-tender, 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours more, depending on the size of your brisket.
• Remove from the oven and place the brisket on a cutting board. Cover loosely with foil and let rest for 10 to 15 minutes before slicing. Locate the thin lines running in one direction along the brisket and use a sharp knife to cut thin slices perpendicular to those lines.
• Meanwhile, remove and discard the thyme sprigs and bay leaves from the cooking liquid. Use a slotted spoon to remove the onions and arrange them around the sliced brisket. Spoon the desired amount of pan juices over the brisket. Serve hot.

POT ROAST BEEF BRISKET WITH RED WINE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 120°C fan. With a small sharp knife, pierce deep slits all over the joint of beef. Poke the garlic slices well into the slits, ensuring they are completely hidden within the meat so they won't fall out and burn when you are browning the beef. Season all over with salt and pepper.
• Add half the oil to a deep, flame-proof casserole (a heavy cast iron one is ideal) and set over a high heat. When the oil is smoking hot, carefully add the beef and brown well all over. The deep caramelisation adds much in terms of flavour, so take your time to get a bit of colour into it.
• Remove the beef to a plate, reduce the heat to low and add a little more oil to the casserole, followed by the onion, carrot and celery, stirring to soften a little for a couple of minutes. Return the beef to the pan, along with any juices on the plate and pour in the beef stock and red wine and tuck in the thyme. Bring up to a simmer then cover with a tight fitting lid and slide into the oven. Allow to cook very slowly for around eight hours. When the beef is ready, it is really very tender - test by trying to tease the meat apart a little with a fork. It should give easily. If not, cook for a little longer.
• Turn off the oven. Lift the meat from the casserole, set it on a heatproof plate and put in the oven to keep warm. Remove two tablespoons of cooking sauce and place in a heatproof glass to cool. Set the casserole on the hob over a medium heat and simmer for about 10 minutes to reduce the sauce a little. Stir the cornflour into the cooled reserved juices to form a smooth paste. Pour into the casserole, stirring until the sauce thickens. Turn off the heat, taste to check seasoning. Cut the beef into thick rustic slices and serve with gravy poured over.