Fresh Beef Brisket With Browned Potatoes

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 6 -7 lbs fresh beef brisket
• salt
• pepper
• 2 medium onions
• 2 medium carrots
• 2 stalks celery
• 1 large tomato
• 2 1/2 lbs new potatoes, scrubbed
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 sprinkle beef brisket with salt and pepper; place in large skillet.
• 3 brown meat, on fat side only, over high heat.
• 4 while meat is browning, prepare vegetables: slice onions very thin.
• 5 pare carrots; cut carrots and celery in 1-inch pieces.
• 6 pour boiling water over tomato in bowl; let stand several minutes.
• 7 holding tomato on fork, peel skin with sharp knife.
• 8 cut tomato in chunks.
• 9 when meat is well browned, remove it from skillet to a large dutch oven.
• 10 add onion to skillet; sauté until golden.
• 11 spoon onion over meat; surround with carrot, celery, tomato.
• 12 add 1 cup water.
• 13 roast, covered, 2 1/2 to 3 hours, until meat is tender.
• 14 prepare potatoes during last hour: place in saucepan; add boiling water to measure 2 inches and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• 15 bring potatoes to boiling; boil gently, covered, 20 minutes.
• 16 drain; cool.
• 17 peel while warm, using a sharp knife.
• 18 set peeled potatoes on piece of paper towel, and salt them lightly; turn with fingers to salt all over.
• 19 melt butter in large skillet over moderate heat.
• 20 add potatoes; cook 5 minutes; then turn carefully with broad spatula to brown all over—several minutes.
• 21 remove brisket to warm serving platter; surround with browned potatoes; keep warm.
• 22 make gravy: strain pan juices to remove vegetables.
• 23 press vegetables through strainer.
• 24 skim fat from pan juices.
• 25 in small bowl, combine flour with 1/4 cup water; stir until smooth.
• 26 add to pan juices, along with pureed vegetables.
• 27 bring to boiling, stirring until thickened.
• 28 serve with brisket.
• 29 serves 10 to 12.
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