brisket in tomato sauce

2014-05-18

It's easy enough but it does take a while. A crockpot would also work for this. The acidity of the tomatoes helps to tenderize the meat.

INGREDIENTS

This is what you need for 4-6 servings:

2 lb. chuck roast or brisket
8 Cambray onions
4 carrots, sliced
½ cauliflower, in florets
2 celery stalks, cut small
1 qt. tomato sauce
preferably freshly made
4 potatoes, peeled, quartered
S&P
bay leaf
a few mint branches

Pic1: brisket cooked in tomato sauce

Directions

Pic2: before cooking, seared meat
Pic3: tomato sauce
Pic4: after cooking

Preheat oven at 450 ºF.
Sear the meat on all sides.
Place the roast in an oven-proof dish with lid.
Cut the vegetables and arrange them around the roast. (Pic2)
Add the remaining ingredients and tomato sauce. (Pic3)
Cover and bake 15 minutes at 450 ºF to quickly heat the dish.
Reduce temperature and bake at 225 ºF for at least 5 hours.
Remove from the oven. (Pic4)
Cut the meat across the direction of the muscle fibers.
Serve and enjoy