Brisket Braised with Dried Fruit
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 4 lbs lean beef brisket
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 large onion, minced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup dry red wine
- 3⁄4 cup dried apricot
- 3⁄4 cup dried apple, slices
- 1⁄4 cup raisins
- 1⁄4 cup dried currant
- 3 tablespoons flour
directions
- Pat brisket dry.
- Heat the oil over moderately-high heat until rippling and brown the brisket on all sides.
- Transfer it to a plate and season.
- In the remaining oil, saute onion and garlic for 3 minutes and add brisket, any juices that have accumulated on plate and wine.
- Bring to a boil and braise, covered, over low heat, for 3 hours and 30 minutes, or until it is almost tender.
- Let apricots, apples, raisins and currants plump in 1 ½ cups hot water for 1 hour and drain fruit, reserving water.
- In a small, dry skillet, brown the flour over moderately-high heat, stirring constantly, and remove from heat.
- Add reserved water to brisket and whisk in browned flour.
- Add fruit and simmer, covered, 45 minutes, or until fruit is soft and brisket is very tender.
- Let cool, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
- Slice brisket very thin across grain and serve with fruit and sauce.
- It will be even more flavourful if chilled overnight and reheated in sauce over moderately-low heat.
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I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
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Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
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