Low and Slow Shredded Beef Brisket
Ingredients
- 900g lean brisket joint, unrolled
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 tablespoon chipotle paste, available at larger supermarkets
- 200ml good, hot beef stock
- 1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes with herbs
- 2 tablespoons runny honey
- 3 tablespoons Bourbon whiskey optional
For the sweet onions:
- 2 red onions, peeled and sliced
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons good balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon caster sugar
- Bread rolls, to serve
Method
- Preheat the oven to 150°C,130°C, Fan,Gas Mark 2.
Heat half the oil in a large non-stick frying pan.
Place the joint on a chopping board and season all over with salt and pepper. Brown the joint on all sides and transfer to a large flame/ovenproof dish with a lid.
Add the chipotle paste, stock, tomatoes, honey and Bourbon (if used). Cover, transfer to the oven and cook for 3-3½ hours until the beef is tender.
Meanwhile, prepare the sweet onions; put the onions in a small pan with the water and sweat the onions under a moderate heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the vinegar and sugar. Continue to cook the onions for a further 10-15 minutes until the soft and syrupy.
- Transfer the beef to a clean chopping board, reserving the sauce and `pull' apart by securing with a fork and shredding the meat with a second fork.
- Pile the shredded brisket in rolls of your choice, spoon over the sauce and serve with the onions.
The brisket can be reheated in a pan on the hob or on the barbecue. Alternatively, season brisket, cover and cook on the BBQ (indirect) for 3-4 hours. Transfer to a cast iron pot, add the wet ingredients, cover and cook over indirect heat for a further 3-4 hours for a optimum internal temperature of 95°C - perfect for pulling/shredding.
