Irish Spiced Beef

Name: Irish Spiced Beef
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 4 min
Total time: 24 min
Yield: 14 servings
Ingredients: 1 fresh beef brisket (6 pounds); 0.333 cup Brown Sugar, packed; 0.75 cup Coarse Sea Salt; 0.25 cup Onion, chopped; 4 bay leaves, crushed; 3 tsp Pepper; 2 tsp dried rosemary, crushed; 2 tsp Dried Thyme; 1 tsp Ground Allspice; 1 tsp Ground Cloves; 4 medium Onion, sliced; 4 medium Carrot, sliced; 2 celery ribs, sliced; 2 cup stout or beef broth; : Rye bread, Swiss cheese slices and Dijon mustard, optional

The story goes that my Irish ancestors brought this recipe along when they immigrated to the U.S. Start it at least five days ahead to spice and tenderize the meat; the flavors are worth it. —Mary Shenk, Dekalb, Illinois

Brooke1999

Prep20 min

Cook4 min

Total24 min

Servings14

Difficultymedium

Dinner / Supper

Ingredients

1fresh beef brisket (6 pounds)
⅓ cupBrown Sugar, packed
0.75 cupCoarse Sea Salt
0.25 cupOnion, chopped
4bay leaves, crushed
3 tspPepper
2 tspdried rosemary, crushed
2 tspDried Thyme
1 tspGround Allspice
1 tspGround Cloves
4 mediumOnion, sliced
4 mediumCarrot, sliced
2celery ribs, sliced
2 cupstout or beef broth
: Rye bread, Swiss cheese slices and Dijon mustard, optional

Instructions

1
Place beef in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan; rub with brown sugar. Refrigerate, covered, 24 hours.
2
In a small bowl, mix salt, chopped onion, bay leaves and seasonings; rub over beef. Refrigerate, covered, 3 days, turning and rubbing salt mixture into beef once each day.
3
Preheat oven to 325°. Remove and discard salt mixture. Place beef, onions, carrots, celery and stout in a roasting pan. Add water to come halfway up the brisket. Roast, covered, 4-4-1/2 hours or until meat is tender. Cool meat in cooking juices for 1 hour.
4
Remove beef; discard vegetables and cooking juices. Transfer beef to a 13x9-in. baking dish. Refrigerate, covered, overnight.
5
Cut diagonally across the grain into thin slices. Serve with rye bread, cheese and mustard.