ONE-POT BEEF BRISKET & BRAISED CELERY

One-pot beef brisket & braised celery image

This beautiful beef brisket dish is based on the Tuscan braise - beef in Barolo wine, but you can use any full-bodied red that suits your budget

Provided by Barney Desmazery

Time 5h30m

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2.2kg piece of rolled beef brisket
1 bottle full-bodied red wine
3 tbsp olive oil
8 celery sticks , cut into little-finger-length pieces
2 carrots , roughly chopped
1 onion , sliced
3 garlic cloves , roughly chopped
4 thyme sprigs
4 bay leaves
small pack parsley , roughly chopped

Steps:

If you have time, up to 24 hrs before, sit the beef in a snug plastic container and pour over the wine. Cover and leave to marinate in the fridge, turning the beef as and when you can.
Heat oven to 170C/150C fan/gas 3½. Drain the wine from the beef (if you've marinated), but keep the wine. Heat the oil in a flameproof casserole dish that will fit the beef and all the vegetables - don't worry if the beef is too tall for the dish. Season the beef and spend a good 15 mins browning it on all sides, then remove from the dish. Add the celery, carrots and onion to the dish, sizzle in the beef fat for 5 mins, then add the garlic and herbs. Nestle the beef among the vegetables, pour over the wine and bring to a simmer. Cover the dish with its lid (or foil if the beef is too tall) and braise in the oven for 4-4½ hrs until very tender, turning the beef once.
Once cooked, leave to rest for 10 mins, then lift the beef onto a carving board. Drain the vegetables (reserving the braising juices), toss with the parsley and tip into a dish. Spoon the fat off the braising juices and pour into a bowl for spooning over. The sauce can be chilled in the fridge - the fat will solidify and can be lifted off the sauce before it's reheated.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 572 calories, Fat 33 grams fat, SaturatedFat 12 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 3 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 47 grams protein, Sodium 0.2 milligram of sodium