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Nutrition: Per serving

  • kcal713
  • fat42g
  • saturates17g
  • carbs10g
  • sugars9g
  • fibre2g
  • protein69g
  • salt1.9g
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat the oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2. Mix the stock cube with the tarragon and pepper in a small bowl. Rub over the brisket and season. Heat the oil in a large flameproof casserole dish or roasting tin over a medium-high heat, add the brisket and brown well on all sides.

  • step 2

    Stir in the ale and beef extract, then tip in the sugar and onion flakes and add enough of the beef stock to come two-thirds of the way up the sides of the brisket. Bring to the boil, cover and roast in the oven for 3 hrs, checking every 30 mins to see if the brisket is tender (but you may need to roast it for up to 5 hrs). Transfer the brisket to a board and leave to rest for 15 mins. Slice and serve with the stock spooned over and some steamed long stem broccoli on the side, if you like.

RECIPE TIPS
PULLED BEEF BURGERS

Shred any leftover beef and reheat in any leftover sauce and a couple of spoonfuls of barbecue sauce or chipotle paste. Stuff into toasted burger buns and top with sliced cheese and sliced red onion.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2020

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clairehollingbery1@gmail.com

Absolutely beautiful. Worked so well. Grandparents and parents were very complimentary. Grandma said it was like her mum’s brisket. Shame the price has increased so much! Served with mash and with green veg. Didn’t have many leftovers.

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question

Do you think I could add carrots and parsnips to the pot and let them cook at the same time?

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goodfoodteam

Hi, thanks for your question. Yes this should be fine, just keep an eye on the liquid levels during cooking and top up with a little boiling water or beef stock if needed. Best wishes, BBC Good Food Team.

boultona

Cooked this in the slow cooker on low. It was gorgeous! Thinking of doing it on Christmas Day!

larouge33

I have made this a couple of times now and it went down really well with my dinner guests. Only had 1kg of brisket so just added a bottle of Guinness and topped up with boiling water to cover up to the 2/3s of the meat required (since the beef was rubbed in stock cube anyway). Also replaced the meat…

Truckie

tip

I skimmed the fat off the cooking sauce and then added a couple of handfuls of pearl barley to make a Barley risotto.. absolutely lush!!!

Great recipe, will definitely use it again!

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