Fresh Brisket Of Beef With Delicious Gravy Juniors In Brooklyn!

Total Time: 3 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (5 lb) fresh beef brisket, first cut
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups chopped carrots
• 6 large garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tablespoons fat, skimmed from the drippings or 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 6 cups strained pan drippings (save the vegetables, if you wish)
• 3 large garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 rub the brisket with the salt and pepper and place it, fat-side-up, in a roasting pan. pour in enough water to come about two-thirds up the sides of the brisket. sprinkle the carrots and garlic into the water around the roast.
• 3 roast the brisket, without covering it, until it is browned and tender, about 3 hours, spooning the pan drippings frequently over the meat.
• 4 if necessary, add a little extra water during the cooking to keep the liquid at least halfway up the sides of the brisket. transfer the brisket to a serving platter.
• 5 to make the delicious gravy: skim off any fat from the drippings into large skillet. you need 3 tablespoons of fat; if necessary, just add a little butter to equal this amount.
• 6 strain the drippings into a large heatproof measuring cup, reserving the vegetables for the gravy, if you wish.
• 7 heat the fat in the skillet over medium-high heat. add the garlic and cook until it begins to soften. whisk in the flour and cook, stirring constantly, until the flour mixture bubbles all over, about 2 minutes.
• 8 gradually pour in the straining drippings and continue cooking and whisking until the gravy thickens. remove the gravy from the heat and stir in the reserved vegetables, if you wish.
• 9 to serve: slice the brisket on the diagonal, about 1/2-inch thick. serve it up hot with a generous helping of gravy ladled over the top. this goes great with mashed potatoes.