Marinated Beef Brisket for Thyroid Autoimmune Meal Plan

Marinated Beef Brisket

• Prep Time: 25 minutes

• Cook Time: 8 hours

• Cuisine: American

• Keyword: beef, brisket

• Servings: 8

Equipment

• Crockpot

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup quartered dried apricots (about 4 ounces)

• 9 large garlic cloves

• 3 ½ tsp ground cumin

• 1 tsp salt

• 1/4 tsp ground black pepper

• 14 - 1/2 to 5 lb flat-cut beef brisket

• 3 tbsp olive oil

• 4 cups chopped onions

• 2 medium carrots, coarsely chopped

• 1 tbsp minced, peeled fresh ginger

• 1 tsp ground coriander

• 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

• 1 cup dry red wine

• 3 cups homemade beef stock or canned low-salt beef broth

• 2/3 cup pitted prunes, quartered

• chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions

1. Combine 1/3 cup apricots, 3 garlic cloves, 1 teaspoon cumin, salt, cinnamon, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in food processor. Pulse to chop mixture into a coarse puree.

2. Using small sharp knife, make 1/2-inch-deep slits all over brisket. Press apricot mixture into slits.

3. Heat oil in heavy large pan over medium-high heat. Add onions and sauté for 5 minutes.

4. Add carrots, ginger, coriander, cayenne pepper, remaining 6 garlic cloves and 2 1/2 teaspoons cumin; sauté 3 minutes.

5. Add wine and boil until reduced almost to glaze, stirring up any browned bits, about 5 minutes.

6. Put brisket into crock pot. Add prunes, apricots, stock and vegetable mixture over brisket.

7. Cook in crock pot on low for 8 hours.

8. Take brisket out of crock pot and slice brisket thinly across grain.

9. If you want, you can bring sauce left in the pot to boil over medium-high heat. Boil to thicken slightly, if desired.

10. Season sauce with salt and pepper.

11. Arrange sliced brisket in large ovenproof dish. Spoon sauce over.

12. Top with cilantro and serve.