Best Brisket With Beer Recipes

BEER BRISKET

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Season the beef brisket with salt, and place in a baking dish. Cover the entire roast with onion slices. In a medium bowl, mix together the beer, brown sugar, beef bouillon, pepper, garlic bay leaf and thyme. Pour over the roast. Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake for 4 hours in the preheated oven. The brisket should be fork-tender. Mix together the cornstarch and water; stir into the juices in the baking dish to thicken. Remove the bay leaf. Slice and serve the meat.

BEER-BRAISED BRISKET WITH ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Pat brisket dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in 6-8 quart wide heavy pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown meat well on all sides, about 10 minutes total. Transfer meat to a platter.
• Cook onions with bay leaf in the fat remaining in pot over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until golden, 10-12 minutes.
• Remove from heat and transfer half the onions to a bowl.
• Arrange brisket over onions in the pot and then top with the remaining onions from the bowl so the meat is covered with half the onions under and half the onions over the meat.
• Add the beer, bouillon and vinegar to the pot (liquid should come about halfway up sides of meat) and bring to a boil.
• Cover pot (make sure hanle on pot lid is oven proof) and braise in middle of oven until meat is very tender, 3 to 3 1/2 hours.
• Cool in sauce, uncovered about 30 minutes.
• Transfer brisket to a clean cutting board. Skim off any fat from sauce and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Slice meat across the grain and serve with the sauce.

BEER-BRAISED BEEF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and adjust a rack to the lower third of oven.
• Remove the brisket from the refrigerator and let rest for 1 hour to come up to room temperature.
• Pat the brisket dry and sprinkle it generously on both sides with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a Dutch over or braising pot set over medium-high heat. Sear the brisket in the oil until well browned, about 4 minutes. Carefully flip and sear on the reverse side for another 4 minutes. Remove the brisket to a plate.
• To the pot, add the garlic, onions, carrots, celery, thyme, rosemary and bay leaf. Saute until golden, about 8 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes. Add the vinegar, chicken stock and beer, and bring to a simmer, scrapping up any bits that are stuck to the bottom of the pan.
• Nestle the brisket into the pot, making space between the vegetables, and cover with a tight-fitting lid. Place in the oven and cook for 3 1/2 hours, or until fork tender. Let rest for 15 minutes before slicing thinly against the grain.
• Serve on a platter along with the vegetables and any extra braising liquid as a sauce.

BEER BRISKET

Steps:

• Heat oven to 225 degrees.
• Tear off a sheet of heavy-duty foil twice the length of roasting pan (a disposable pan works well).
• Line the roasting pan with the foil, centered, folding the sides and ends up.
• Place the brisket in the center of the foil.
• Sprinkle a liberal amount of garlic powder, pepper, and seasoned salt over the brisket.
• Scatter the onion chunks over the brisket.
• Pour beer over all, making sure that everything is contained within the foil.
• Seal foil. Fold the sides up first, then the top. Place in 225 degree oven for about 8 hours.
• Remove from oven, but do not turn oven off. Open foil. Pour off & discard beer. Discard onions if desired.
• Pour barbecue sauce over top of brisket.
• Reseal. Return to oven for 30 minutes.
• Remove roasting pan from oven. Allow brisket to rest for 15-20 minutes before slicing.

PRESSURE-COOKER BEEF BRISKET IN BEER

Steps:

• Cut brisket in half; rub with liquid smoke if desired, celery salt, pepper and salt. Place brisket fatty side up in a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker. Top with onion. Combine beer and Worcestershire sauce; pour over meat. Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 70 minutes. Allow pressure to naturally release for 10 minutes; quick-release any remaining pressure. If brisket isn't fork-tender, reseal cooker and cook for an additional 10-15 minutes. , Remove brisket, cover with foil and keep warm. Strain cooking juices, then return juices to pressure cooker. Select saute setting and adjust for medium heat; bring liquid to a boil. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and water until smooth; gradually stir into juices. Cook and stir until sauce is thickened, about 2 minutes. Serve sauce with the beef.