Sweet And Sour Brisket Sauerkraut Is The Secret Recipes

SWEET AND SOUR BRISKET

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• Pat the brisket dry and sprinkle with the salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium-high heat in a Dutch oven or braising pot. Sear the brisket until it is browned, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer the brisket to a plate.
• Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the pot and cook the onion, stirring a few times, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the tomato sauce, broth, brown sugar, 1/3 cup of the vinegar, the raisins, peppercorns and allspice and stir to combine well. Bring the mixture to a boil, return the brisket and any accumulated juices to the pot, spoon some of the tomato-vinegar mixture over the brisket, cover tightly and transfer to the oven. Cook until the brisket is fork tender, 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
• Remove the brisket from the oven, transfer the meat to a cutting board and let rest for 10 to 20 minutes or, if serving later, cover and refrigerate the meat and sauce for several hours or overnight. When you are ready to serve, cut the meat against the grain into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Stir the remaining 1 tablespoon vinegar into the warm sauce. Return the sliced brisket to the sauce until heated through, then serve.
• Yield: 10 servings, serving size: 4-ounces brisket plus 3 tablespoons of sauce

JEWISH STYLE SWEET AND SOUR BRISKET

Steps:

• Heat brisket in a large skillet or dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cook until browned on all sides. Stir in water, ketchup, vinegar, onions, garlic, brown sugar, and salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Continue simmering until tender, turning brisket occasionally, 2 hours and 30 minutes to 3 hours and 30 minutes.
• Remove brisket and allow to cool before slicing the meat against the grain. Place brisket slices in a 9x13 inch baking pan or large platter and pour gravy on top. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Remove any excess fat and reheat before serving.

SWEET AND SOUR BRISKET (SAUERKRAUT IS THE SECRET)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Put brisket in a baking pan.
• Pour the sauerkraut over the brisket.
• Add the tomatoes with their liquid.
• Sprinkle with brown sugar.
• Cover with foil and bake for 3 hours.

SWEET-AND-SOUR BRISKET

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine beer, cranberry sauce and catsup in medium bowl and set aside.
• Heat olive oil in heavy large Dutch oven over high heat. Season brisket with salt and pepper. Add brisket to Dutch oven and sear until brown, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer brisket to plate. Add sliced onion to same pot and sauté until soft and brown, stirring and scraping bottom of pot frequently, about 8 minutes. Place brisket on onions. Pour beer mixture over brisket. Bring liquids to boil. Cover pot tightly. Transfer to oven and bake until brisket is tender, about 3 hours. Let brisket cool 30 minutes before serving.
• Spoon fat from top of gravy. Transfer brisket to cutting board. Thinly slice brisket across grain. Return brisket to gravy. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm over low heat before serving.)

BETH'S SWEET AND SOUR BRISKET

Steps:

• Place brisket in heavy heated Dutch oven.
• Brown meat on all sides over medium heat.
• Add onions and garlic. Brown, about 15 minutes. Add remaining ingredients. Cover pot and simmer about 3 hours until meat is tender.
• You can heat it in the oven if the meat is too large for the pot.
• This is best made ahead and you can freeze and reheat it.
• Slice meat against the grain.

SWEET AND SOUR BRISKET

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the tomatoes, onion, raisins, brown sugar, lemon juice and garlic. Pour half into a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker coated with cooking spray., Sprinkle meat with salt and pepper. Transfer to slow cooker. Top with remaining tomato mixture. Cook, covered, on low until meat is tender, 8-10 hours., Remove brisket to a serving platter and keep warm. Skim fat from cooking juices. Thinly slice meat across the grain. Serve with tomato mixture.

SWEET-AND-SOUR SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Cook onion and garlic in oil in a 3 1/2- to 4-quart heavy saucepan over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally (stir more frequently toward end of cooking), until golden brown, about 30 minutes. Increase heat to moderate, then add cumin and allspice and cook, stirring, 30 seconds. Add tomatoes (including juice), brown sugar, salt, and pepper and simmer, stirring occasionally and breaking up tomatoes, 10 minutes. Stir in sauerkraut and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, until most of liquid is absorbed, about 30 minutes.

SWEET AND SOUR BRISKET

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat vegetable oil in a large Dutch oven or heavy roasting pan over medium-high heat; pat brisket dry with paper towels. Rub meat with garlic and cracked black pepper and place into the hot oil. Brown brisket on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Remove brisket and set aside.
• Reduce heat to medium and cook and stir onions until very browned, about 10 minutes; stir beef broth and red wine into the Dutch oven. Scrape up any brown bits and bring the mixture to a simmer.
• Stir chili sauce, brown sugar, cider vinegar, and bay leaf into the red wine mixture; place brisket in the sauce. Spoon sauce over the meat and cover the Dutch oven.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the brisket is tender, 2 to 3 hours. Let brisket cool in pan. Remove brisket, slice the meat, and return the slices to the pan.
• Return to oven and bake until the sauce is bubbling, 10 to 15 minutes.

SWEET-AND-SOUR BRISKET

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place brisket in a large, heavy-bottomed roasting pan; season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large straight-sided skillet over medium-high; add onions, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring, until onions are translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Add broth, chili sauce, brown sugar, and vinegar; bring to a boil.
• Place roasting pan over two burners; pour in broth mixture and return to a boil. Cover pan with parchment-lined foil and roast in oven 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees; roast 1 hour, 15 minutes more. Add carrots and potatoes and continue roasting, uncovered, tossing vegetables occasionally, 1 hour. Baste meat with pan juices and continue to roast, basting and tossing vegetables occasionally, until meat is tender but not falling apart, and potatoes and carrots are cooked, about 1 hour more.
• Transfer brisket to a cutting board. Let stand 10 minutes, then slice and serve with sauce, vegetables, and parsley.

SWEET-AND-SOUR KRAUT

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels; drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. Saute onion in the drippings until tender. , Stir in sauerkraut, tomatoes, brown sugar and bacon. Bring to a boil. Transfer to a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until bubbly.