Curtis Stone's beef brisket with parsley-lemon potatoes
After a winter warmer with an inventive twist? Try this tender beef brisket paired with zesty crushed potatoes for a meal to wow your family.
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Serves
6
Prep
20m
Note: + resting time
Cooking
5h
Ingredients
- 1.2kg Coles Australian No Added Hormones Beef Brisket
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 1 brown onion, coarsely chopped
- 1 fennel, trimmed, coarsely chopped
- 6 garlic cloves, crushed
- 3 cups (750ml) salt-reduced beef stock
- 1 1/2tbs tomato paste
- 1 cup (250ml) dry white wine
- 750g Carisma or washed potatoes
- 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbs finely chopped parsley
- 1 lemon, rind finely grated, juiced
- 2 tsp plain flour
Method
STEP 1
Preheat oven to 150°C (130°C fan-forced). Season the brisket with salt and pepper. In a large ovenproof casserole pan over medium-high heat, heat the olive oil. Cook the brisket for 5 mins each side or until browned. Transfer to a plate and set aside to rest.
STEP 2
If necessary, pour off all but 1 tbs oil from the pan. Add the onion, fennel and garlic and cook, stirring, for 8 mins or until just tender. Reduce heat to medium. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring frequently, for 2 mins or until the tomato paste deepens in colour. Add stock and wine, scraping the bottom of the pan. Return the brisket, fat-side up, to the pan and bring to a simmer. Cover and transfer to the oven. Braise for 3 hours or until very tender.
STEP 3
Increase oven temperature to 200°C (180°C fan-forced). Uncover brisket and cook for 1 hour or until brisket is crisp on top and the liquid has reduced by about half. Transfer the brisket to a carving board. Cover with foil. Strain the braising liquid through a fine sieve into a heatproof jug, pressing on the vegetables to extract liquid. Set the brisket aside for 30 mins to rest.
STEP 4
While the brisket is resting, in a large saucepan, add the potatoes, 1 tbs salt and enough water to cover. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 30-35 mins or until the potatoes are tender. Drain well and return to the pan. Using a fork, crush the potatoes into large chunks. Fold in the extra virgin olive oil, parsley, lemon rind and 1 tbs lemon juice. Season. Cover to keep warm.
STEP 5
Skim off as much fat as possible from the braising liquid in jug. Wipe out the casserole pan and add the braising liquid. (You’ll need 2 cups/500ml of braising liquid. Top up with more beef stock if necessary.) Bring to the boil over medium-high heat. In a small bowl, combine the flour with 1/4 cup (60ml) of the braising liquid from the pan until completely smooth. Add the flour mixture to the pan, whisking to combine. Return to the boil and cook for 1 min or until the gravy thickens slightly. Remove from heat. Season.
STEP 6
Slice the brisket against the grain into 1cm-thick slices. Return the sliced brisket to the gravy in the pan. Cover and set aside for 10 mins to rest.
STEP 7
Arrange the potato mixture on a large serving platter. Top the potato mixture with the sliced brisket and drizzle with the gravy.
Dietary information
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