Aahhhh~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Beef Brisket.

 

The aroma, the vegetables, the process, the patience, the sojourn………………..

 

I love a good brisket……………..

 

 

My Jewish friends showed me the ropes………………..not the ropes in terms of Ropa Vieja (but I love that too)……………….but the ropes in terms of how to make a good, tender Beef Brisket.

I love Beef……………….

……………..Oh, I do……………….!

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm………………….

 

…………………………a moment, please………………………….

 

 

……………….Okay, I’m back now…………………

I stack onions and potatoes and carrots and celery underneath my brisket.

I keep the rub basic……………….salt/pepper/garlic powder (but not too much garlic).

Fat side up……………or for me……………the fattier side up………………I love excessively marbled brisket from a fat, under-exercised, mellow cow…

And then you put it in the oven at a low temperature…………………..forever…

Part of the fun of a brisket is waking in the middle of the night and smelling the rendering flavors and aromas and ambience………

 

……………………….a moment, please…………………………

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………………..Okay, I’m back now………………..

The cut of meat that’s used for a brisket is a tough piece of meat…

The low/slow oven roasting is an absolute must…

But, if you give it a chance~~~~~~~and don’t rush things~~~~~~~and you wait~~~~~~~it’s truly wonderful…

 

 

It is………..

 

 

Even when it’s all eaten, I get possessive about all of the pan drippings.

 

Normally we would let the Wolfhounds clean things up…(yes, we do………..they like it…………it makes the roasting pan clean-up much easier).

 

It’s a win-win situation, as far as I’m concerned…………..so, don’t lecture me about giving my Hounds table food…………..besides they steal so much on their own anyway——so, what does it matter?

BUT where the roasting pan is concerned (for either a brisket or prime rib)———the Hounds get nothing!

I regularly gnaw on the ribs…

…………..so, back off PC Police!

I don’t share.

And, I bite.

I do save all of the stock & drippings & stuff and I use them in soups and what-nots later.

Those what-nots can be real good when boosted with brisket drippings.

We all know the “drippings” are just saturated fat, right?

Just making sure that we’re all on the same page……..

Saturated fats rule!

 

 

*****Soon to follow:  “Ode To Pop-Pop’s Green Soup”*****