Simple Brisket

As the fall and its holidays descend upon us, I am being questioned by various acquaintances on my thoughts on how best to prepare <INSERT FOOD ITEM HERE>and what to prepare for <INSERT EVENT HERE>.

The most surprising request is for a tutorial on preparing brisket for a holiday dinner. (NOTE: I am from TEXAS, and asking about cooking brisket will result in instructions on a low and slow BBQ smoke job.) As this request is valid from a known person, I will attempt to answer and provide a compliant recipe.

I’ll forgo any of the usual RogueChef twists and play this one straight. (Yes, I can do that once in a while.)

As brisket is a pretty tough piece of cow, we’ll go with a low and slow cooking method; Roasting is valid but tends to generate a “Dry as the Negev” piece of meat so a moist cooking method similar to a braise is the best way. I’ll update my basic method to use a bit of more modern equipment, the Multicooker.

We’ll take a modest, salted, and at room temperature brisket, brown it quickly in the saute function, and then slow cook it on low, for 6-8 hours with beef broth, onions, garlic, and spices.

This ends the basic recipe; one could extend this by adding root vegetables during the last several hours to provide a more rounded meal. (We’ll leave this at the basics because… TRADITION!)

Simple Brisket

Brisket in the slow cooker with onion, garlic, and spices.

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 8 hours hrs

Total Time 8 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Course Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine American, Southwestern

Servings 8 people

Calories 13 kcal

Equipment

• Multi Cooker InstaPot

Ingredients

  

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• 1 ea Brisket Flat 2-3
• 2 ea Onions Peeled, sliced
• 8 cloves Garlic Peeled to taste
• 3 ea Bay leaves
• 1 cup Beef Broth Low Sodium
• 2 tsp Salt Kosher
• 1 tsp Black Pepper Coarse ground, fresh
• 1 tsp Paprika
• 1/4 tsp Cayenne Optional
• 1 tsp Neutral Oil

Instructions

 

• Dry the beef with paper towels and salt generously. Rest covered on the counter to bring to room temperature for 30 minutes
• Set the InstaPot to saute, add the oil. When the oil spiders, brown brisket on both sides, about 3-4 minutes per side.
• Remove the brisket and add the onions for a quick saute, 3 minutes
• Mix the spices and broth, stiring to dissolve.
• Turn the instapot to slow cook, add the garlic, broth, and place the brisket on top.
• Add the bay leaves and cover.
• Cook on low for 6-8 hours or until the meat is very tender.
• Shred the brisket, or slice across the grain

Notes

A basic slow cooker brisket for various celebrations.

To round out an all-in-one meal, add potatoes, carrots, celery, and other vegetables for the last two hours of cooking. (Note that adding the vegetables will drop the cooking temperature, so you may want to adjust your time accordingly.)

Nutrition

Calories: 13kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.4gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 0.1mgSodium: 694mgPotassium: 40mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 0.1gVitamin A: 153IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 0.2mg

Keyword Barbecue, Beef, Brisket

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