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Baked Brisket with caramelized onions, apricots, prunes & sweet potatoes

GLUTEN-FREE & DAIRY-FREE
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Resting Time 30 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 50 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Course: Dinner
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3-4 lb brisket
  • Salt
  • 2 pounds onions thinly sliced
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 pound prunes
  • 1/2 pound dried apricots
  • 2 pounds sweet potatoes peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees
  2. Season the brisket on both sides with salt
  3. Heat a large Dutch pan over medium-high heat
  4. Place the brisket fat side down in the pot and cook, turning once until browned and the fat renders-about 10 minutes
  5. Transfer the brisket to a plate
  6. Add the onions and garlic to the pan and stir well to blend in all the browned bits, then remove from the heat
  7. Add the browned brisket, fat side up, to the pan, nestling into the onions, season with salt
  8. Cover and bake for 2 hours
  9. Add 2 cups water, the prunes, and apricots, tucking them among the onions- cover and bake for 1 1/2 hours more
  10. Remove the pan from the oven, baste the brisket with the cooking liquid, and add sweet potatoes along the sides.
  11. Cover and bake until the brisket and sweet potatoes are tender- about 30 minutes.
  12. Let the meat rest in the braising liquid for at least 30 minutes before slicing and ENJOYING :)