Fred's Famous Braised Beef Brisket

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 5 lbs beef brisket, fat trimmed
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 1/2 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can chopped tomatoes
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 medium yellow onions, sliced thin
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 combine salt, pepper, paprika and oregano in small bowl.
• 3 rub spice mixture over meat.
• 4 heat oil in ovenproof pot with a tight-fitting lid, over medium-high heat.
• 5 brown brisket on both sides.
• 6 transfer brisket to a platter and pour off fat from pot.
• 7 add stock, tomatoes and bay leaves to pot and scrape the brown bits off the bottom of the pot.
• 8 return brisket and juices to the pot and scatter onions and garlic over meat.
• 9 cover pot, transfer to oven and braise for 1 hour.
• 10 uncover pot and continue to braise for another hour.
• 11 push some of the onions and garlic into braising liquid surrounding brisket.
• 12 cook another 2 hours.
• 13 meat is done when the meat is extremely tender.
• 14 spoon onions, tomatoes and juices on top when serving.