Grandmas Brisket

Notes/Suggestions:  This is one of the recipes that get handed down generation to generation; it is so simple and everyone always loves it.

Ingredients:
  • 4 lbs of brisket
  • 1 large red onion, sliced
  • 1 large yellow onion, sliced
  • 1 large white onion, sliced
  • 2 large shallots, sliced
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 cups beef or vegetable broth
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 3 Tbsp olive oil
  • 5 Tbsp all purpose unbleached flour
Directions:
  1. Place the sliced onions and garlic on the bottom of a crock pot.
  2. Place the Brisket of beef on top of the onions.
  3. Pour the broth over the top. Add salt and pepper.
  4. Turn crock pot to low and cook for 12 hours.
  5. Just before serving, remove the brisket from the crock pot and let rest for 10-15 minutes. Meanwhile, in a medium sized sauce pan heat 3 Tbsp of olive oil. Add about 5 Tbsp of flour and make a paste. Adjust thickness with the flour if need be. Heat the flour-oil paste (called a Roux) for 2-4 minutes until the flour is cooked. Slowly add about 2 cups of the broth from the crock pot. Don’t worry if onions get it, that is fine. Continue to stir the gravy over medium heat until it starts to thicken.
  6. To serve, ladle the onion mixture onto a large plate. Slice the brisket and lay over the top of the onions. Serve the gravy on the side