SMOKE-ROASTED BRISKET WITH SWEET AND HOT SAUCE

Serves
4-6
Prep
10mins
Cook
4hrs
DIFFICULTY
medium
Ingredients
  • 2kg piece brisket, trimmed
  • 1 Tbsp Mexican spice rub
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • sea salt flakes and freshly-ground black pepper
  • 2 tsp liquid smoke
  • 2 Tbsp mustard seed oil
  • 12 bay leaves
  • 1 brown onion, very finely diced
  • 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 8 cloves garlic, minced
  • 8 long red chillies, very finely diced
  • 4cm piece ginger, grated
  • 6 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced
  • ½ cup raw sugar
  • ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
  • cornbread, pickles and crudites, to serve
Method
  • Preheat oven to 200ºC. Rub the brisket with Mexican spice, paprika, salt, pepper, liquid smoke and mustard seed oil, then set on a roasting pan and bake for 30 minutes. Add 500ml water and the bay leaves, reduce heat to 150ºC, then cover with foil and bake for 2½ hours. Unwrap and bake for a further 30 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, sauté the onion in extra virgin olive oil in a large saucepan over a moderate heat for 5 minutes, until softened. Add the garlic, chilli, ginger, cook briefly, then add the tomatoes, sugar and vinegar and simmer for 30 minutes, until thickened. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Carve the brisket and serve with the sauce, cornbread, pickles and crudites.

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