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Brisket with Herbed Spinach Stuffing

By Gil Marks

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Servings

Ingredients

Stuffing

3

tablespoons olive oil

2

cups chopped onions

4

garlic cloves, finely chopped

1

tablespoon chopped fresh thyme

1

10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed dry

2

whole matzo sheets, finely crumbled (about 1 cup)

1

large egg, beaten to blend

Brisket

1

4-pound flat-cut brisket

2

pounds onions, thinly sliced

2

1/4 cups canned chicken broth

3

large carrots, peeled, cut into 1-inch pieces

3

celery stalks, sliced

5

garlic cloves, peeled

1

tablespoon chopped fresh thyme

1

bay leaf

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Preparation

  1. Stuffing

    Step 1

    Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add onions, garlic and thyme; sauté until onions soften, about 5 minutes. Cool 15 minutes. Mix in spinach and matzo. Season stuffing with salt and pepper. Mix in egg.

  2. Brisket

    Step 2

    Preheat oven to 350°. Cut deep pocket in one side of brisket, leaving 3/4-inch border of meat uncut on remaining three sides. Fill pocket with stuffing. Skewer or sew pocket closed. Sprinkle salt and pepper all over brisket.

    Step 3

    Arrange half of onions in bottom of large roasting pan. Place brisket, fat side up, on onions. Top brisket with remaining onions. Pour 1/4 cup broth into pan. Bake brisket uncovered until meat and onions begin to brown, about 1 hour.

    Step 4

    Add carrots, celery, garlic, thyme, and bay leaf to pan around brisket. Pour remaining 2 cups of broth over. Cover pan with foil. Reduce temperature to 300°. Bake brisket until tender, about 2 1/2 hours longer. Remove from oven. Uncover pan; let brisket stand 30 minutes.

    Step 5

    Thinly slice brisket across grain. Overlap slices on platter. Surround with vegetables from pan. Spoon off fat from pan juices; season juices with salt and pepper.

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