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Name: Slow roast beef brisket with Guinness
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: British,Irish
Ingredients: 1 kg brisket of beef, rolled and tied with butchers string; 440 ml can of Guinness original; A few tablespoons of olive oil; 8 small onions or shallots, peeled and halved; 3 Cloves of garlic or to taste, peeled and chopped; Freshly ground black pepper; 2 carrots, peeled and sliced; A handful of dried porcini mushrooms, or any strongly flavoured dried mushrooms. Even fresh button mushrooms would do at a push; 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar; 2 tablespoons of your favourite acidic vinegar. Sherry vinegar would be my choice here; A stick of celery with leaves if possible. I used some cutting celery that was just about to go to seed; A small sprig of fresh thyme; 2 small fresh bay leaves; A sprig of parsley; A small cube of jaggery, scraped to powder or a level tablespoon of brown sugar; 1 pint of hot beef stock; Cornflour to thicken if required
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Eating with friends recently, we all had a marvellous meal of [[beef brisket]]. I thought that it would be nice to do some experimenting with this cut of meat as it is so good for [[slow-roasting]] because of its high collagen content.  Initially I was going to use [[Red wine|red wine]] until I spotted a can of [[Guinness]] in the cupboard!

Silverside of [[Beef|beef]] would be an equally good cut to use for this recipe.

Once the [[Onions|onions]], [[Garlic|garlic]] and [[Beef|beef]] have been [[Browned|browned]], this recipe could be made in a [[Slow cooker|slow cooker]].

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|TotalCalories = 960
|PortionCalories = 240
|DatePublished=28th July 2013
|Author=Chef
|Servings = Serves 4
 |Difficulty = 2
 |TotalTime = 5 hours 20 minutes
 |PrepTime = 20 minutes
 |CookTime = 5 hours
 |Image = [[Image:Pot roast beef brisket with Guinness recipe.jpg|middle|none|alt=Electus]]
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====Best recipe review====
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''<span class="reviewTitle">Melts in your mouth</span>''

<span style="line-height:180%"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="reviewScore">5</span>/5 </span>

<span class="reviewDesc">The most tender beef is when it's slow cooked, wither in beer or wine.</span> 

<span class="reviewAuthor"> [[User:PSmith|Paul&nbsp;R&nbsp;Smith]] </span></span>
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{{RecipeIngredients
| 1 kg brisket of [[Beef|beef]], rolled and tied with [[butchers' string]]
| 440 ml can of [[Guinness]] original
| A few tablespoons of [[Olive oil|olive oil]]
| 8 small [[Onions|onions]] or [[Shallots|shallots]], peeled and halved
| 3 Cloves of [[Garlic|garlic]] or to taste, peeled and chopped
| [[Freshly ground black pepper]]
| 2 [[Carrots|carrots]], peeled and sliced
| A handful of [[Dried|dried]] [[Porcini mushrooms|porcini mushrooms]], or any strongly flavoured [[Dried mushrooms|dried mushrooms]]. Even fresh [[Button mushrooms|button mushrooms]] would do at a push
| 2 tablespoons [[Balsamic vinegar|balsamic vinegar]]
| 2 tablespoons of your favourite acidic [[Vinegar|vinegar]].  [[Sherry vinegar]] would be my choice here
| A stick of [[Celery|celery]] with leaves if possible.  I used some [[Cutting celery|cutting celery]] that was just about to go to [[Seed|seed]]
| A small sprig of fresh [[Thyme|thyme]]
| 2 small fresh [[Bay leaves|bay leaves]]
| A sprig of [[Parsley|parsley]]
| A small cube of [[Jaggery|jaggery]], scraped to powder or a level tablespoon of [[Brown sugar|brown sugar]]
| 1 pint of hot [[Beef Stock|beef stock]]
| [[Cornflour]] to thicken if required

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===[[Mise en place]]===
* Preheat the [[Oven|oven]] to 150° C (300° F - gas 2)
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Image:Locro simmering.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Seal the casserole lid with scrunched up [[tin foil]]
Image:Pot roast beef brisket with Guinness ingredients.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Pot roast brisket with [[Guinness]], the ingredients
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===Method===

{{RecipeMethod
| I'm never keen on [[Vegetables|vegetables]] that have been slow cooked, so apart from the [[Mushrooms|mushrooms]] and the [[Beef|beef]], everything else will be discarded or used to make the [[Gravy|gravy]] once the cooking has been finished.  I leave the [[Herbs|herbs]] whole for easy removal.
| Heat the [[Olive oil|olive oil]] in a large [[Casserole dish|casserole dish]], grind lots of fresh [[Peppercorns|pepper]] into the hot [[Oil|oil]] and then [[Brown|brown]] the [[Beef|beef]] on both sides.
| Add the [[Onions|onions]] and [[Garlic|garlic]] and sauté for 4 minutes.
| Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.
| Seal the [[Casserole dish|casserole dish]] with scrunched up [[Silver foil|silver foil]] and [[Pot roast|pot roast]] in the [[Oven|oven]] for about 5 hours.
| Discard the [[Carrots|carrots]] and [[Herbs|herbs]].
| Drain as much of the [[Stock|stock]] as you need to make the [[Gravy|gravy]], together with some of the [[Onions|onions]] and [[Garlic|garlic]].  Reduce a little if you wish and then thicken by stirring in a few teaspoons of [[Cornflour|cornflour]] or [[arrowroot]] that has been mixed with a little cold water, bring to a bubble and whisk until it is at your desired consistency.
| You could liquidise some of the [[Carrots|carrots]] and [[Herbs|herbs]] too and add to the [[Gravy|gravy]] if you wish.
| Slice very thickly and serve with the [[Mushrooms|mushrooms]] and [[Gravy|gravy]].
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===Variations===
You could omit the herbs and vegetables and just use a very strong [[vegetable stock]].
===Serving suggestions===
[[Peas]] or [[Broccoli|broccoli]] and [[Crispy jacket potatoes|crispy jacket potatoes]] would be my choice. 
{{RecipeLine}}
* [[Slow roast recipes]]
[[Category:Recipes]]
[[Category:British recipes]]
[[Category:Irish recipes]]
[[Category:Main courses]]
[[Category:Beef recipes]]
[[Category:Meat recipes]]
[[Category:Slow cooker recipes]]
[[Category:Stews and casseroles]]
[[Category:Cooking with beer]]
[[Category:Stewed, braised or pot roasted]]

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