Grandma Ethel's Brisket with Tzimmes

Ingredients for Grandma Ethel's Brisket with Tzimmes

• 1 (6- to 7-lb) first-cut brisket

• 1 3/4 teaspoons salt

• 1 teaspoon black pepper

• 45ml olive oil

• 950ml brown chicken stock or reconstituted brown chicken demi-glace

• 180ml Sherry vinegar

• 900g carrots, peeled and cut crosswise into 2-inch-long pieces

• 4 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces

• 650ml dried pitted prunes

How to make Grandma Ethel's Brisket with Tzimmes

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 177°C.

Pat brisket dry and rub all over with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoons pepper. Heat oil in a 17- by 11-inch heavy roasting pan (3 inches deep) over moderately high heat, straddled across 2 burners, until hot but not smoking, then brown brisket, starting with fat side down, on both sides, about 5 minutes per side. Remove from heat, then add stock and vinegar to pan. Cover pan tightly with heavy-duty foil and braise brisket in oven 2 hours. Add carrots and potatoes to pan and braise, covered, 1 hour. Add prunes and braise, covered, until meat is fork-tender, about 30 minutes more. Cool meat, uncovered, to room temperature, about 1 hour, then chill, covered, at least 12 hours.

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 177°C.

Transfer brisket to a cutting board and slice across the grain about 1/4 inch thick. Discard as much fat as possible from surface of vegetables and sauce, then return sliced meat to pan and reheat, covered with foil, until heated through, about 40 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining 3/4 teaspoons salt and remaining 1/2 teaspoons pepper, then arrange meat with tzimmes and sauce on a large platter.

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