Grandma Sylvias Brisket Recipes

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown brisket on both sides and transfer it to a deep pot.
• Stir in tomato paste, water, onions, carrots, mushrooms, garlic powder, sugar, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until meat is tender, about 2 1/2 hours. Transfer to a baking dish, cool, and refrigerate overnight.
• About 1 1/2 hours before serving, preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Skim off fat residue from sauce and slice brisket across the grain. Layer beef, vegetables, and sauce in a baking dish.
• Cover pan with foil and bake in preheated oven until hot, about 1 hour.

Steps:

• Brown brisket in a frying pan on both sides.
• Place in a deep pot. Add sauce, water, onions, carrots, and seasoning. Add sliced mushrooms. Brisket should be covered by the sauce. Bring to a boil. Then let simmer for 2-1/2 hours. Simmer until fork tender.
• Let pot cool and place in the frig over night. When cold. Skim fat from top of sauce in pot. Remove brisket. Remove fat from surface of brisket. Carve ~1/4 slices across grain. In a foil pan, cover base with some vegetable and sauce. Layer the brisket on the sauce and vegetables, and then cover the brisket with more sauce and vegetables. Repeat as necessary. Cover the pan with heavy aluminum foil. Brisket can be stored in frig or frozen until needed.
• When preparing for eating. Let brisket thaw over night (if frozen in frig) Take thawed, cooked brisket and place in oven at 300 for one hour, and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place the brisket in a roasting pan fat side up. In a medium bowl, stir together the ketchup, soup mix and ginger ale; pour over the brisket. Arrange carrots and onion around the edge of the roast if using. Cover the roast with a lid or aluminum foil.
• Bake for 2 hours in the preheated oven. Remove the cover, and cook for 1 more hour. Let stand for a few minutes before slicing and serving.

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix the brown sugar, salt, garlic powder, cayenne, paprika, black pepper, cinnamon, cocoa, coriander and white pepper.
• Rub the mixture all over the brisket, set it in a baking dish and cover with foil; refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F
• In a large enameled cast-iron casserole, heat the oil.
• Add the brisket, fat side down, and brown well over moderately high heat, 6 minutes per side & transfer to a plate.
• Reduce the heat to moderate and add the onions.
• Stir well, cover and cook, stirring, until softened, about 15 minutes.
• Add the carrots, cover and cook, stirring, until the carrots begin to soften, 5 minutes.
• Transfer to a bowl.
• Add the Coca-Cola, tomatoes and ketchup to the pot and stir over moderate heat.
• Add the brisket and any juices and spread the onions and carrots around the meat.
• If necessary, add enough water to half-submerge the brisket in liquid.
• Cover tightly and braise in the oven for 2 1/2 hours.
• Transfer the brisket to a cutting board, cover with foil and let stand for 30 minutes.
• Raise the oven temperature to 425°F
• Slice the meat across the grain 1/4 inch thick, return to the casserole and spoon the sauce over the meat.
• Return the pot to the oven and cook uncovered for 1 hour, or until the meat is fork-tender.
• Check every 20 minutes; if necessary, add water so the meat is half submerged.
• Remove from the oven and let stand for 15 minutes.
• Transfer the meat to a platter, spoon the onions, carrots and sauce over and serve with potato kugel with fried shallots or crispy potato latkes and caramelized broccoli with garlic.

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
• Pat brisket dry and rub all over with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Heat oil in a 17- by 11-inch heavy roasting pan (3 inches deep) over moderately high heat, straddled across 2 burners, until hot but not smoking, then brown brisket, starting with fat side down, on both sides, about 5 minutes per side. Remove from heat, then add stock and vinegar to pan. Cover pan tightly with heavy-duty foil and braise brisket in oven 2 hours. Add carrots and potatoes to pan and braise, covered, 1 hour. Add prunes and braise, covered, until meat is fork-tender, about 30 minutes more. Cool meat, uncovered, to room temperature, about 1 hour, then chill, covered, at least 12 hours.
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
• Transfer brisket to a cutting board and slice across the grain about 1/4 inch thick. Discard as much fat as possible from surface of vegetables and sauce, then return sliced meat to pan and reheat, covered with foil, until heated through, about 40 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt and remaining 1/2 teaspoon pepper, then arrange meat with tzimmes and sauce on a large platter.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Place the chopped vegetables on the bottom of a 8 1/2 x 11 casserole dish. Add the garlic slices. Trim the fat off the brisket, and sprinkle the onion soup evenly over both sides. Pour one can of tomato sauce over the vegetables, with 1/4 cup of the stock. Place the brisket on top of the vegetables, and pour the second can of tomato sauce and 1/4 cup of broth over the top. Cover the dish tightly with foil. Bake for 1 hour, then baste using the sauce. Bake for another hour, baste again, then add the tomato paste. Bake for another hour, remove the foil, and add the dill, and baste again. Bake until the sauce is reduced, and the brisket is very tender when inserted a fork. At this point you need to decide if the sauce needs to be reduced further - if so, remove the brisket and boil sauce on the stove until it is the desired thickness. I prefer it to be very thick and rich. Let the brisket rest for about 10 minutes. Remove the brisket and slide it thinly against the grain. Place the sliced brisket in another casserole dish, and pour the sauce and vegetables on top - make sure to get the sauce in between each one of the slices. Let the brisket cool, then cover with foil, and put it into the refrigerator. Before serving it, bring it to room temperature, then reheat in a 325 degree oven until all heated through.