Hard French Dinner

Easy Baked Beef Brisket

Name: Easy Baked Beef Brisket
Prep time: 22 min
Cook time: 138 min
Total time: 160 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 3 pounds first-cut brisket , or flat-cut; 4 teaspoons kosher salt; 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 0.5 teaspoons cayenne pepper

Total Time

2h 40m

22m prep · 138m cook

Servings

4 people

Rating

—

Difficulty

Hard

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Not only is this apple and onion smothered beef brisket easy and delicious, it's also very fast (for a brisket recipe)! Cooking it low and slow often results in dried-out meat, so instead we dial up the temperature slightly and bake it in about half the time to ensure it's both tender and moist.

Ingredients

3 pounds first-cut brisket , or flat-cut
4 teaspoons kosher salt
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
0.5 teaspoons cayenne pepper

Instructions

1

Season both sides of the brisket generously with salt, pepper, and cayenne. For best results, place brisket over an aluminum foil "rack" set over a plate and refrigerate, uncovered, 8 to 12 hours.
2

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
3

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and salt. Cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, rosemary, and apple juice. Increase heat to high and boil until liquid is reduced by about half, about 3 minutes.
4

Transfer half of the apple-onion mixture into a baking dish. Place brisket fat-side up on top; cover with remaining apple-onion mixture. Cover baking dish tightly with foil.
5

Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 250 degrees F (121 degrees C) and bake until fork-tender, about 2 hours 15 minutes. Check for doneness after 2 hours.
6

Transfer brisket to a plate and tent with foil.
7

Pour the onions and braising liquid into a large measuring cup or bowl. Skim some fat off the top. Puree with a stick blender to create a gravy.
8

Slice brisket across the grain and serve with the gravy.