Irish Spiced Beef

Ingredients

• 1 fresh beef brisket
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup coarse sea salt
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 4 bay leaves, crushed
• 3 teaspoons pepper
• 2 teaspoons dried rosemary, crushed
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1-1/2 teaspoons ground allspice
• 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
• 4 medium onions, sliced
• 4 medium carrots, sliced
• 2 celery ribs, sliced
• 2 cups stout or beef broth
• Optional: Rye bread, Swiss cheese slices and Dijon mustard

Instructions

1. Place beef in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan; rub with brown sugar. Refrigerate, covered, 24 hours.
2. In a small bowl, mix salt, chopped onion, bay leaves and seasonings; rub over beef. Refrigerate, covered, 3 days, turning and rubbing salt mixture into beef once each day.
3. Preheat oven to 325°. Remove and discard salt mixture. Place beef, onions, carrots, celery and stout in a roasting pan. Add water to come halfway up the brisket. Roast, covered, 4-4-1/2 hours or until meat is tender. Cool meat in cooking juices for 1 hour.
4. Remove beef; discard vegetables and cooking juices. Transfer beef to a 13×9-in. baking dish. Refrigerate, covered, overnight.
5. Cut diagonally across the grain into thin slices. Serve with rye bread, cheese and mustard.

Nutrition Facts

• 268 calories,
• 8g fat (3g saturated fat),
• 83mg cholesterol,
• 560mg sodium,
• 6g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 0 fiber),
• 40g protein.