Brisket With Sweet Mustard Sauce

Total Time: 8 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 7 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/3 cup dijon mustard
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 5 garlic cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground black pepper (a pinch or two)
• 2 medium yellow onions
• 4 -5 lbs beef brisket, trimmed of excess fat (cut into 2 or 3 pieces)
• 1 cup low sodium beef broth or 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/2-1 teaspoon cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 the night before serving the brisket, combine the mustard, sugar, garlic, salt, and pepper in a blender or food processor; process until smooth.
• 2 peel the onions and cut each into 8 wedges; scatter them over the bottom of a slow cooker insert.
• 3 rub the mustard mixture over all the beef and set over the onions.
• 4 cover the pot and refrigerate overnight (or at least 2 hours).
• 5 remove the pot from the refrigerator; pour in the broth, and slow cook on low for 7-7 1/2 hours.
• 6 transfer the meat to a cutting board; remove the onions and 1-2 cups cooking liquid to a blender.
• 7 puree with 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch per cup of cooking liquid.
• 8 slice the brisket thinly against the grain and transfer to a platter.
• 9 drizzle the sauce over the meat and serve in sandwich rolls or with potatoes.