Braised Brisket
This brisket is classically prepared, with onion, carrots, celery, red wine, and fresh herbs, and braised until tender. It’s simple to prepare and cooks low and slow in the oven!
It’s finally starting to cool off around here! I’m pretty sure yesterday was the first time I didn’t have to use my air conditioning since last May, and keep in mind, I set the thermostat to 80 degrees F (meanwhile my brother is texting me from Manhattan telling me that it’s snowing). I celebrated the milder 70 degree weather by making something that required the oven to stay on for two hours! Braised brisket is one of my favorite fall/winter dishes, it’s just so tender and flavorful. Tough pieces of meat like brisket may take a lot of time and care, but they also reward you with some of the best flavor out there. You will notice this recipe is very simple, but don’t underestimate the deliciousness. You’ll eat this right up.
Braised Brisket
Ingredients
- 2 lb first cut brisket
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cups yellow onion chopped
- 1 cup carrots chopped
- 1 cup celery chopped
- 5 oz package radishes chopped
- 2 cups beef stock
- 1 cup red wine
- 1 bay leaf
- 5 sprigs fresh thyme
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
- Heat up an ovenproof skillet over medium high heat, and add the olive oil. Season the brisket all over with salt and pepper, then sear the meat in the pan, until brown on all sides.
- Take the brisket out, and add the onion, carrots, celery, and radishes to the pan. Turn the heat down to medium and saute for 5 minutes to brown slightly.
- Deglaze the pan by adding the beef stock and red wine, and scrape up all the brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Add the bay leaf and thyme, and add the brisket back to the pot. Bring the liquid to a boil, cover with a lid, then pop it into the oven for an hour.
- After an hour, check on the tenderness of the brisket. It will likely need another hour. Flip it over and let it continue to cook.
- To serve, remove the brisket from the pot and let rest for 10 minutes before slicing. If you wish to turn your braising liquid into a sauce, put the pot back onto the stove and reduce it down to the desired consistency over high heat. Use a fine strainer to strain out all the vegetable chunks, and serve with the brisket. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.
15 Comments on “Braised Brisket”
We Irish-Texans think there’s only two ways to cook and eat brisket: corned beef and smoked. I was looking for something different and read your recipe. I’m glad I did. I haven’t figured out what made it smell and taste so good (the vegetables and thyme in the cooker?), but it is great. My wife made the recipe and followed it up to the end of step 4, where she put it in a slow cooker on low for 8 hours. The meat was super tender and moist through out. We really enjoyed it.
Now we have three ways to enjoy brisket.
Hi Craig, Irish-Texans, I love that! That’s so great your wife thought to finish the brisket in the slow cooker. Brilliant! I’m going to try that too. I’m so glad you all enjoyed the brisket!
Just tried this the other night, and my husband – who has never been a brisket fan – LOVED this! Served it with your BBQ sauce and garlic fries – de-lish! Will be keeping all 3 recipes!
That’s fantastic Mandy!!! Thanks for letting me know =)
Stupid question, but what do you mean by first cut brisket? I always have trouble finding brisket that’s small like that. Where do you get yours?
Hey Jen, Not a stupid question at all! Sometimes places will sell first cut and second cut brisket, the first cut is leaner while the second cut is fattier. If there’s no distinction at the store, it’s fine. I found mine at Publix! You can go bigger, just have some extra beef stock on hand in case it needs more liquid.
Nothing quite like brisket done right and I do love this cut of meat so. I’m completely intrigued by the introduction of radishes in recipe. I’ll have to give this a try when the grill is covered in snow this winter. cheers!
What a stunning family dish….. The deglazing with vegetables soaking in all the lovely juices from the meat..very inviting meal for this cool weather:)
The brisket looks amazing! We just turned our air conditioning over to heat, too!
That looks delicious!
Joanne, Joanne (sigh) LOL!
You are so spoiled and so blessed!
I’m in New Brunswick Canada and my weather is like your brothers.
My furnace goes on when the temps hit the lower 40’s, and it sure doesn’t go on 80……about 72.
I do envy you the heat!
I love brisket, when it is slow cooked and just falls apart. This looks amazing, super comforting and perfect for fall!
What a fantastic comforting meal.
Enjoy the cooler weather – wish ours would warm up though!
Have a great day.
🙂 Mandy
I was going to do pulled pork yesterday, but had to do something in the afternoon that would’ve taken me away from the smoker. This recipe is still perfect for our weather too. This meat looks fall off the bone too.