Southern-Style Holiday Brisket

Ingredients:

1Tbsp each of cinnamon, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, smoked or regular paprika, dried mustard (optional), salt, black pepper, and brown sugar

2 Tbsp high-heat cooking oil (avocado oil, refined coconut oil, lard)

3-4lbs Beef Brisket 

1 bay leaf (optional)

1.5 cups beef broth or stock

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 275°F.
2. Mix all spices together and rub generously on meat. Let sit for 1 hour if possible.
3. Heat oil in heavy bottomed oven-safe pot/dutch oven.
4. Brown the meat on all sides (just 1-2 minutes on each side).
5. Cook in oven for 1 hour, uncovered.
6. Add broth and bay leaf; cover tightly and cook for another 3-4 hours until meat is tender enough to be easily pierced with a fork.
7. Allow to cool, then slice against the grain into long slices.

Brisket is delicious when prepared ahead of time; you can even make it ahead and freeze it until the day of your special meal.

For springtime holidays, we recommend serving brisket with "light" sides like asparagus, a citrus-y salad or slaw, and/or airy lemon poppy seed muffins.