Originally Posted by
Kooklabell
I don't particularly like beef brisket. My mom never made it and my mother-in-law boils it. Yuk, dry, stringy and bland. I refuse to make it like this.
My husband loves brisket. Does anyone have a favorite recipe to share? How long should it cook and on what temperature. I've heard it should be in the oven all day at a low heat (325)
Thank you all
Hi Kooklabell, when I was first married -- oh um-- fifty four years ago! our local butcher advised me that brisket was the most tasty meat to cook.Make sure there is some natural fat on the meat for flavour. Then seal in a little beef fat at a fairly high temp' then place it on a bed of browned veg in a cast iron casserole, add beef stock,just a quarter of the way up the joint.Place on the lid,into the oven at a low temp for about 1 1/2 hours, check all the time after that.Sometimes I add 1/2 beef stock 1/2 stout beer or red wine instead of just stock.When cooked, drain of the liquid for gravy.Brisket beats all the most expensive joints and it will be so tender.The same goes for shin beef for a casserole,cube it, coat in sesoned flour, brown it off add veg and stock, or stock and beer/wine, season and cook slowly.If you want to turn that into a goulash add paprika, tomatoes,just a teaspoon of curry powder. The secret is slowly! Gosh don't get me going on cheaper cuts, sorry. Enjoy , love Letty