Ingredients:
3 to 4 lbs of brisket.
Small red potatoes.
Small white onions.
Small carrots.
3 Tbsp soy sauce.
3 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce.
2 Tbsp sugar (Dark brown sugar is best. Add a little more for
good measure. It is going to thicken during the last hour.)
2 Tbsp liquid smoke.
2 Tbsp cooking wine.
1/3 to 1/2 cup olive oil.
4 to 5 gloves garlic.
Salt & pepper.
Directions:
Mix the following:
Turn the brisket fat side up. Pierce on alternate sides from one end to the other and insert a small piece of garlic in each incision. Salt and pepper the meat and place in an 8 X 12 inch pyrex dish. Cf. picture. Cut enough potatoes and onions into 1 inch pieces to cover the bottom of the dish. Place the small carrots around in the dish.
Do not yet add the vegetables. Cover with tin foil and place in a 375º oven for two hours. Check, reduce the oven to 350º and return for two hours.
At the end of the 4th hour, remove from the oven and add the vegetables. Crush the remaining garlic and scatter around the dish. Stir the vegetables to get them covered with the liquid. Return the whole, covered to a 325º. Cook for one hour and then remove the foil for the last hour. This last uncovered hour will allow the juice to thicken. When the time is up, you can remove and set aside to "relax".
Notes:
This is the venison tenderloin/backstrap recipe converted to brisket. When you are forced to buy 8 to 9 pounds of brisket at a time, cut it into smaller pieces to freeze and use in a recipe like this one.
The longer cooking time accommodates the heavier piece of meat. The sauce is made in about the same proportions as for the smaller venison backstrap. The brisket will contribute its own juices where the venison cannot. No bacon is needed.
The vegetables do not require that much cooking, so adding them towards the end does well. Of course, you can use whatever cookable vegetables you like. I suppose that even turnips might improve with this. I think big pieces of apple might be interesting to try.
You can cook brisket roast when it is too cold or rainy to go outside and use a smoker.