Nach Waxman’s Famous Beef Brisket

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This is the best Beef Brisket you will ever taste. The onions become the liquid that the brisket cooks in, it was fork tender, moist and it had a mouth watering flavor that will leave you wanting more.

Adapted slightly from: http://www.food52.com

Trim the excess fat from the brisket.

Heat the oil over medium high heat in a large

ovenproof enameled cast iron pan or other

heavy pot with a lid. It should be just large

enough to hold the brisket snugly.

Lightly dust the brisket with flour

on one side, then add pepper to taste.

Place the brisket, floured side down, into

the hot oil then lightly flour the top side.

Brown the brisket on both sides until crusty

brown areas appear on the surface here and there,

about 5-7 minutes per side. Remove the brisket to

a plate and set aside.

Add the onions to the pot and stir constantly

with a wooden spoon, scraping up any

browned bits stuck to the pot.

Cook until the onions have softened and

develope a rich brown color but aren’t yet

caramelized, about 10-15 minutes.

Turn off the heat and place the brisket, and

any accumulated juices from the plate,

into the pot on top of the onions.

Spread the tomato paste on top of the brisket.

Sprinkle with salt and pepper, to taste.

Add garlic and carrot to the top.

Do not add any liquid to the pot.

Cover the pot, transfer to the oven,

and cook the brisket in a preheated

350 degree oven for 90 minutes.

Transfer the brisket to a cutting board.

Using a very sharp knife, slice the brisket

against the grain, in about 1/8″ thick slices.

Carefully return the sliced brisket to the

same pot, overlapping the slices at an angle

so that you can see a bit of the top edge of each

slice. The end result should resemble the original

unsliced brisket but leaning slightly backward.

If the sauce appears dry, add 2-3 teaspoons

of water to the pot but no more than that.

Cover the pot and return it to the oven. Lower the oven temperature to 325 degrees and cook the brisket until it is fork tender, about 1-2 hours depending on the size of the brisket. Check the brisket a few times while it is baking and if it looks dry, add a few teaspoons of water each time, but no more. Also, each time you check it, spoon some of the liquid on top of the brisket so that it drips down between the slices. When it is ready to serve, pour any juices that are in the pot over the brisket.

The brisket is supposed to be even better the next day (I don’t know how it can get better) and it freezes well ( If you have any leftovers, we surely didn’t).

Nach Waxman's Famous Beef Brisket

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Ingredients

  • 1 beef brisket, flat cut
  • 2 tsp. all purpose flour
  • 2 pinches black pepper, separated
  • 3 Tbsp. vegetable oil
  • 8 medium onions, peeled and sliced thick
  • 3 rounded Tbsp. tomato paste
  • 1 pinch Kosher salt
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 large carrot, peeled and sliced about 1″ thick

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Trim the excess fat from the brisket.
  3. Heat the oil over medium high heat in a large ovenproof enameled cast iron pan or other heavy pot with a lid. It should be just large enough to hold the brisket snugly.
  4. Lightly dust the top of one side of the brisket, then pepper it to taste.
  5. Place the brisket, floured side down, into the hot oil then lightly flour the top side.
  6. Brown the brisket on both sides until crusty brown areas appear on the surface here and there, about 5-7 minutes per side. Remove the brisket to a plate and set aside.
  7. Add the onions to the pot and stir constantly with a wooden spoon, scraping up any browned bits stuck to the pot. Cook until the onions have softened and developed a rich brown color but aren’t yet caramelized, about 10-15 minutes.
  8. Turn off the heat and place the brisket, and any accumulated juice from the plate, into the pot on top of the onions.
  9. Spread the tomato paste on top of the brisket. Sprinkle with the salt and more pepper to taste. Add the garlic and carrot to the top. Do not add any liquid to the pot, the onions will become liquid.
  10. Cover the pot, transfer to the oven and cook the brisket for 90 minutes.
  11. Remove the brisket from the pot and to a cutting board. Using a very sharp knife, slice the brisket against the grain and into about 1/8″ thick slices.
  12. Carefully return the sliced brisket to the same pot, overlapping the slices at an angle so that you can see a bit of the top edge of each slice. The end result should resemble the original unsliced brisket but leaning slightly backward. If the sauce appears dry, add 2-3 teaspoons of water to the pot but no more than that.
  13. Cover the pot and return it to the oven. Lower the oven temperature to 325 degrees and cook the brisket until it is fork tender, about 1-2 hours depending on the size of the brisket. Check the brisket a few times while it is baking and if it looks dry, add a few teaspoons of water each time but no more. Also, each time you check it, spoon some of the liquid on top of the brisket so that it drips down between the slices. When it is ready to serve, pour any juices in the pot over the brisket.

The brisket is supposed to be even better the next day (I don’t know how it can get better) and it freezes well ( If you have any leftovers, we surely didn’t).

http://www.InDianesKitchen.com

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  1. I’ll try this the next time I cook brisket. I struggle with cooking brisket. I have a difficult time getting it tender as I like it.

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  7. That looks mouthwateringly tasty! 😋 A brisket is a real treat and especially timely during the autumn season. Also really like your pot!

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    • Well I admire you Cheryl I could never have the will power to do plant based food. I have to force myself to eat vegetables as it is. Now the Atkins diet I could do. 😂

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    • I know! There are so many onions in the recipe and the liquid from them kept it moist. What’s even stranger is I thought all you would taste would be onion and it wasn’t, it is a brilliant recipe.

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    • It wasn’t so much a hassle but it cooked for a long time. That’s what made it so tender. Tell her she has to invite you over since you gave her the recipe! Lol Thank you!

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  13. This reminds me of the brisket – accompanied by what we called “kasha and bowties” (kasha varnishkes) – with which I was raised. Succulent, juicy, melted in your mouth.

    Add a little noodle kugel with raisins…oy. 🙂

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      • Any chance you have her recipe box? I am printing off every recipe I post so my kids can have mine when I am gone. So many of my readers say they wish they had their mom’s recipe for this or that so I thought this will be a great gift for my kids and grandkids.

      • I always envied people that could cook that way. It takes me time to get a recipe to where it is perfect for us so I have to use my recipe so I remember which way it was. Lol

      • Nell is like that, though she also enjoys experimenting. And it is certainly possible my mother – who died in March 2004 – had a recipe book/card collection somewhere. If she did, though, it is long gone…

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