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French Onion Braised Beef Brisket

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Ingredients
  

  • 4 to 5-pounds beef brisket roast
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 3 large white or yellow onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp. butter
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1-quart low sodium beef stock
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 tbsp. fresh thyme, chopped or 2 tsp. dry thyme
  • Dash of nutmeg
  • 3 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat oven to 325°F.
  • Begin caramelizing the onions by adding the butter to a sauté pan, along with the onions and garlic over medium heat.
  • Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  • Slowly cook the onions until they are softened and begin to slowly caramelize and turn brown; else, if cooked to quickly, they will develop a bitter flavor.
  • Slow cooking the onions will bring out their natural sweetness.; don’t rush this; let it take 15 to 20 minutes to complete the caramelizing process.
  • To a roasting pan, add all of the other ingredients and the caramelized onions.
  • Season with salt and pepper. if necessary.
  • Cover the roasting pan. with aluminum foil. as tightly as possible before adding the lid.
  • Place in the pre-heated oven for 4 hours or until the brisket is fall apart tender.
  • Skim the excess fat from the pan drippings and serve as au jus with the brisket or use it to make a gravy, whichever you prefer.

Notes

To complement the French Onion Braised Beef Brisket, serve with completecomfortfoods.com's recipe for Proper English Yorkshire Pudding:    https://completecomfortfoods.com/proper-english-yorkshire-pudding/