Beef Brisket Marinara

Name: Beef Brisket Marinara
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 h 45 min
Total time: 3 h 55 min
Yield: 10 servings.
Ingredients: 1 fresh beef brisket (4 pounds); 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 celery ribs, finely chopped; 1 medium carrot, finely chopped; 1/2 cup dry red wine or beef broth; 1 jar (24 ounces) marinara sauce

Marinara sauce and tender meat are real comfort food. Serve this brisket with mashed potatoes, rice or pasta. —Donna Marie Ryan, Topsfield, Massachusetts

Ingredients

1 fresh beef brisket (4 pounds)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 celery ribs, finely chopped
1 medium carrot, finely chopped
1/2 cup dry red wine or beef broth
1 jar (24 ounces) marinara sauce

Directions

Sprinkle brisket with salt and pepper. In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Brown brisket on both sides. Remove from pan.
Add celery and carrot to same pan; cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add wine; cook, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Stir in marinara sauce.
Return brisket to pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 3-1/2-4 hours or until meat is tender.
Remove brisket from pan. Skim fat from sauce. Cut brisket diagonally across the grain into thin slices; serve with sauce.

Nutrition Facts

5 ounces cooked beef with 1/2 cup sauce: 295 calories, 11g fat (3g saturated fat), 77mg cholesterol, 307mg sodium, 9g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 1g fiber), 38g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 lean meat, 1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Italian Fresh Brisket in Simple & Delicious December/January 2014