Oven-Simmered Beef Brisket Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 ½ cups sweet vermouth or apple juice
• ½ cup soy sauce
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 2 dry bay leaves
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 large onion, chopped
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 beef brisket (about 4 pounds), trimmed of fat
• ¼ cup cornstarch blended with ¼ cup cold water (if serving meat hot)

How to make Oven-Simmered Beef Brisket

1. In a large glass baking dish, combine vermouth, soy sauce, oil, bay leaves, garlic, onion, ginger and pepper; mix lightly.
2. Add brisket; turn to coat.
3. Cover and refrigerate, turning meat occasionally, until next day.
4. Leave meat in marinade and bake, covered, in a 350*F (175*C) oven until tender when pierced, about 3 hours.
5. Transfer meat to a serving dish.
6. Skim and discard fat from pan juices; discard bay leaves.
7. To serve brisket hot, stir cornstarch mixture into pan juices.
8. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sauce is thickened; offer sauce to spoon over individual servings.
9. To serve brisket cold, omit cornstarch mixture.
10. Return meat to pan juices and let cool; then cover and refrigerate until cold or for up to 2 days.
11. Lift our meat and cut across the grain into thin slices.

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