This tender beef brisket is slow cooked with a combination of chipotle paste, stock, chopped tomatoes, honey and whiskey. Shred and serve in soft rolls with caramelised sweet onions. A great recipe for barbecue or alfresco gatherings.
Ingredients
- 900g lean brisket joint (unrolled)
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 tablespoon chipotle or chilli paste
- 200ml good, hot beef stock
- 1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes with herbs
- 2 tablespoons runny honey
- 3 tablespoons Bourbon whiskey, optional
- 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.