Savory Beef Brisket Recipe

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Caramelized onions give beef and carrots great flavor. You'll be surprised to see just how easy it is to prepare this fork-tender brisket.

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Savory Beef Brisket Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 2-3/4 hours

Yield: 12-15 Servings

25 165 190

Ingredients

1 fresh beef brisket (5 to 6 pounds)
2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
1/4 cup vegetable oil
8 small onions, sliced and separated into rings
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1-1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
2 garlic cloves, peeled and quartered
2 pounds carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces

Directions

Lightly dust brisket with flour; sprinkle with pepper. In a Dutch oven, brown brisket in oil on broth sides over medium-high heat. Remove and keep warm. In the drippings, saute onions until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Return meat to pan. Combine tomato paste, salt and garlic; spoon over meat.
Cover and bake at 375° for 1-1/2 hours. Slice meat across the grain; return to pan, overlapping slices. Add carrots. Cover and bake 1-1/4 to 1-3/4 hours longer or until meat is tender. Yield: 12-15 servings.

Nutritional Facts 6 ounces equals 266 calories, 10 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 64 mg cholesterol, 283 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 32 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 2 vegetable, 1 fat.

Originally published as Savory Beef Brisket in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2001, p242