Brisket With And Raisins

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup dry
• 4 lbs beef brisket, tied
• seasoned flour (for dredging)
• 3 onions, chopped
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1/2 cup beef broth
• 2 tablespoons red vinegar
• 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• buttered orzo pasta
• steamed broccoli

Recipe

• 1 let the raisins marinate in the for 1 ½ hours.
• 2 preheat oven to 310 degrees f (150c).
• 3 pat the beef dry and dredge it in the flour.
• 4 in a large ovenproof casserole just large enough to hold the beef, heat the oil over moderately-high heat until it is smoking.
• 5 brown the beef and transfer it to a plate.
• 6 add the onions and garlic to the casserole and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until the onions are golden.
• 7 return beef to casserole and add broth.
• 8 bring to a boil and braise beef, covered, in oven (310f – 150c) for 1 ½ hours stir the tomato paste, sugar, vinegar and raisin mixture into the cooking liquid.
• 9 bring liquid to boil and braise beef, covered, turning 2-3 times for 30 minutes to 1 hour more.
• 10 transfer beef to a platter and keep it warm, covered loosely with aluminum foil.
• 11 skim fat from cooking liquid and reduce to about 1 cup.
• 12 season and keep warm.
• 13 slice beef across grain and arrange slices on platter.
• 14 pour some of the sauce over beef and serve remainder in sauceboat.