Beer-Braised Brisket
A tender, flavorful beef brisket braised in lager beer and seasoned with a robust spice rub. This hearty dish features a perfect blend of garlic, brown sugar, and warming spices, slow-cooked with onions until melt-in-your-mouth tender.
Ingredients
- •6 cloves garlic cloves
- •2 tablespoons brown sugar
- •2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- •2 tablespoons olive oil
- •1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
- •1 tablespoon ground cumin
- •1 tablespoon paprika
- •1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- •¼ cup kosher salt
- •1 piece untrimmed flat-cut brisket
- •2 whole onions
- •12 ounces lager
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Finely chop garlic in a food processor. Add brown sugar, mustard, oil, black pepper, cumin, paprika, cayenne, and 1/4 cup salt and process until smooth. Rub all over brisket, working into crevices. Wrap in plastic; chill 1-2 days. Let meat sit out until room temperature, about 1 hour.
1440 min
- 2.
Preheat oven to 325°. Scatter onions in a large roasting pan and set brisket, fat side up, on top. Add beer; cover with foil. Braise until meat is very tender, 5-6 hours. Remove from oven; heat broiler. Broil brisket, uncovered, until top is browned and crisp, 5-10 minutes.
360 min
- 3.
Let brisket cool slightly. Remove from pan and shred or slice. Remove onions with a slotted spoon; mix into brisket. Taste and moisten with some cooking liquid and season with salt, if needed.
15 min
- 4.
Do ahead: Brisket can be braised 1 day ahead. Let cool; cover and chill. Reheat, covered, at 325° for 1 1/2 hours.
90 min
