Sweet-and-Sour Brisket with Shallots and New Potatoes
A tender brisket braised in a sweet and tangy sauce made with orange juice and dates, accompanied by caramelized shallots and new potatoes. This hearty dish features a perfect balance of flavors with tender meat that's slow-cooked to perfection.
Ingredients
- •1½ cups orange juice
- •5 whole dates
- •4 cloves garlic
- •½ teaspoon ground cloves
- •5 tablespoons olive oil
- •2 pounds onions
- •16 whole shallots
- •2½ cups chicken broth
- •1 whole brisket
- •1½ cups tomato puree
- •16 whole new potatoes
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Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat oven to 300°F. Puree first 4 ingredients in blender until smooth. Heat 3 tablespoons oil in large wide ovenproof pot over medium-high heat. Add onions and whole shallots. Sauté until onions are deep golden and shallots begin to brown, about 20 minutes. Transfer shallots to small bowl; reserve. Add chicken broth to onions; bring to boil, scraping up browned bits. Pour onion mixture into large bowl. Add 2 tablespoons oil to same pot. Sprinkle brisket on all sides with salt and pepper. Add to pot and brown well, about 5 minutes per side. Turn brisket fat side up. Return onion mixture to pot. Add tomato puree and orange juice mixture. Bring to boil, stirring to blend sauce.
45 min
- 2.
Cover pot; bake brisket 2 hours. Add shallots and potatoes. Cover; bake 1 hour. Uncover; bake until brisket is tender, occasionally spooning sauce over, about 1 hour longer. Let rest 30 minutes. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Chill uncovered until cold, then cover and keep chilled.)
240 min
- 3.
Scrape sauce off brisket. Transfer brisket to work surface; slice thinly across grain, trimming any fat, if desired. Overlap hot slices on platter or cold slices in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Surround with shallots and potatoes. Rewarm sauce. Spoon some sauce over. Rewarm brisket, if necessary, in 350°F oven until heated through. Serve, passing remaining sauce separately.
30 min
