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Beef Brisket- Honey Braised

The sweetness of the honey along with meat, carrots and onions - how can you go wrong. The ingredient list looks long but it is really just loaded with spices you will have around the house. If you don't have the demi-glace just boil down some beef broth until it is thick and syrupy.
Course: Dinner, Main Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10

Ingredients

  • 1 4-5 lb Beef Brisket flat cut
  • 2 ts coarse kosher salt plus more to taste
  • .25 ts freshly ground pepper plus more to taste
  • 2 tbs olive oil
  • 2 lb onion small cippoliini if possible peeled and cut in half
  • 1 tb garlic minced
  • 1 tbs Tomato paste
  • 2 tbs paprika hungarian if possible
  • 1 ts cinnamon ground
  • 1 tbs beef demi-glace or boiled down beef stock
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 tbs fresh thyme chopped
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 2 cup beef stock
  • .25 cup Honey
  • 12 oz Carrots peeled and cut into large chunks

Instructions

  • Generously season the brisket on both sides with salt and pepper. In the stovetop-safe insert of a slow cooker or in a roasting pan over medium-high heat, warm 1 Tbs. of the oil until smoking. Add the brisket and brown on all sides, about 10 minutes total. Transfer to a baking sheet.
  • Warm the remaining 1 Tbs. oil in the insert or roasting pan, add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned on both sides, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
  • Reduce the heat to medium, add the garlic, tomato paste, paprika, cinnamon, demi-glace, bay leaf and thyme and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Increase the heat to medium-high, add the wine and boil for 5 minutes. Add the stock, honey, the 2 tsp. salt and the 1/4 tsp. pepper and bring to a simmer
  • If using the insert, return the brisket, fat side up, to the insert and nestle the onions and carrots around and on top of it. Transfer the insert to the slow-cooker base. If using the roasting pan, transfer the brisket, fat side up, to a slow cooker and add the contents of the roasting pan; nestle the onions and carrots around and on top of the brisket.
  • Cover and cook on high according to the manufacturer’s instructions until the brisket is fork-tender, about 8 hours. Skim the fat off the sauce and remove and discard the bay leaf. Taste the sauce and adjust the seasonings with salt and pepper
  • Transfer the brisket to a cutting board and cut across the grain into slices. Transfer to a large platter and spoon the vegetables over and around the meat. Drizzle some of the sauce over the meat. Pour the remaining sauce into another bowl and pass at the table. Garnish the platter with fresh bay leaves.

Notes

Williams-Sonoma Kitchen