Irish Spiced Beef ( or Brisket Bliss)

By cindygwest

Ingredients

• 1 fresh beef brisket (6 pounds)
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup coarse sea salt
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 4 bay leaves, crushed
• 3 teaspoons pepper
• 2 teaspoons dried rosemary, crushed
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1-1/2 teaspoons ground allspice
• 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
• 4 medium onions, sliced
• 4 medium carrots, sliced
• 2 celery ribs, sliced
• 2 cups stout or beef broth
• Rye bread, Swiss cheese slices and Dijon mustard

Details

Adapted from tasteofhome.com

Preparation

Step 1

Place beef in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan; rub with brown sugar. Refrigerate, covered, 24 hours.
In a small bowl, mix salt, chopped onion, bay leaves and seasonings; rub over beef. Refrigerate, covered, 3 days, turning and rubbing salt mixture into beef once each day.
Preheat oven to 325°. Remove and discard salt mixture. Place beef, onions, carrots, celery and stout in a roasting pan. Add water to come halfway up the brisket. Roast, covered, 4 to 4-1/2 hours or until meat is tender. Cool meat in cooking juices for 1 hour.
Remove beef; discard vegetables and cooking juices. Transfer beef to a 13x9-in. baking dish. Refrigerate, covered, overnight.
Cut diagonally across the grain into thin slices. Serve with rye bread, cheese and mustard. Yield: 14 servings.