Chanukah Recipes
Peppered Beef Brisket Marsala
Besides Chanukah, Jewish cooks make brisket the day before Sabbath, a day when traditionally no cooking is done.
Yield: 12 main dish servings
Ingredients
- 1 (3 to 4 pound) fresh beef brisket
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed whole pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 3 medium carrots, chopped
- 3 stalks celery, chopped
- 3 medium onions, chopped
- 1 ( 7 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1/2 cup Marsala
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning, crushed
- 2 bay leaves
Instructions
- Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Trim excess fat from brisket; sprinkle meat with pepper and salt. Place flour in a large oven cooking bag and shake. Add brisket. Set the bag in a large roasting pan.
- Add carrots, celery, onions, tomatoes, Marsala, Italian seasoning, and bay leaves to bag with brisket. Seal bag. Cut slits in top of bag.
- Roast for 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until tender. Remove bay leaves. Slice meat across the grain into 1/4-inch thick slices. Skim fat from pan juices. Serve skimmed juices with meat.
Notes
To make ahead: Cool meat in bag; cover and chill overnight.
To reheat, remove meat from bag; thinly slice. Place slices in a 3-quart rectangular baking dish. Skim fat from juices; pour over meat. Cover; heat in a 300 degrees F oven for 50 minutes or until just heated through.