Rolled beef brisket is a fantastic way to enjoy beef. It’s best slow cooked to achieve a melt-in-the-mouth texture. We love it both hot and cold — it’s delicious thinly sliced in roast beef sandwiches! The rolled brisket is making a come back with recent increases in popularity and we can definitely see why.

Our beef rolled brisket comes from the very best British beef.

BEEF ROLLED BRISKET RECIPE

There are a few ways to cook rolled brisket, but slow cooked in a pot roast helps to develop delicious flavours!

Ingredients

• Rolled brisket
• 2 large onions
• 4-5 cloves of garlic, peeled
• 2-3 sticks of celery, chopped finely
• 2 sliced carrots
• 200-250g large flat mushrooms (portabello), stalks chopped and heads thinly sliced
• 500ml brown ale or 250ml red wine
• fresh thyme sprigs
• 2 bay leaves
• 1-2 tsp light muscovado sugar
• 1 Tbsp Dijon Mustard

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 190C or 170 for a fan oven.
2. Pat the brisket dry and season with salt and pepper.
3. Use a deep casserole dish on the hob and heat 2 tbsp of oil. Brown the brisket all over on a high heat.
4. Remove the brisket, turn the heat to medium and add a knob of butter. Fry the onion, celery, carrots and mushroom stalks for 6-8 minutes.
5. Return rolled brisket to pan and add beer (or red wine), thyme, bay leaves and sugar. Add water if necessary so the liquid comes about two-thirds up the beef add in the cloves of garlic.
6. Season, bring to a simmer and cover tightly.
7. Cook in the oven for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 160C (fan oven 140C) and cook for 2 hours, until tender, for a brisket weighing 1-1¼kg. During this time, turn it twice.
8. Once cooked, lift out the rolled brisket, cover with foil and leave to rest.
9. Use a slotted spoon to remove the vegetables and put into a dish to serve.
10. Spoon off the excess fat from the juices, then whisk in the mustard and pour into a jug to serve with the beef.
11. Carve and enjoy a delicious rolled beef!

Please note that cooking times are a guide and will vary according to the weight of your rolled brisket.