What part of the brisket is sold in UK?
I'm looking at this recipe from Gordon Ramsay's Ultimate Home Cooking, pg. 198:
Barbecue-Style Slow-Roasted Beef Brisket
1kg beef brisket, excess fat trimmed off to leave just 1 cm
2 onions, peeled and sliced
6 bay leaves
2 tbsp light brown sugar or muscovado sugar
1 tbsp tomato pureé (presumably this is tomato paste for us Americans)
1 x 300 ml bottle lager
350 ml beef stock
1 tbsp cider vinegar (optional)
For the rub: 2 tsp cayenne pepper, 2 tsp mustard powder, 2 tsp freshly ground cumin seeds, 2 tsp celery seeds, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
He mixes the rub, puts it on the brisket and seals the brisket in a roasting tray with a bit of oil. Caramelizes the onions and sugar and bay leaves and salt and pepper in the tray, puts in tomato puree and broth to deglaze. Then sticks the brisket in this mix, brings it to a boil and then puts it in the oven (140 C). Then takes it out 3 - 3.5 hours later and makes a sauce from the drippings in the pan.
The question I have is: Is the brisket (without any qualifications) from the point or the flat? If it isn't the flat, what would I change to have the recipe work for the flat?
Best Answer
Most brisket I've seen in the UK is flat, although I've seen point as well occasionally. The recipe should work fine for both unless you have a really thick point. With a thick point you could cut it the long way to increase its surface area, or cook it a bit longer. You won't go wrong cooking it lower and slower in any case.
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What cut is brisket in the UK?
Brisket. Beef brisket comes from the chest area between the shoulders of the cow, which means it's a working part of the animal and moves around quite a bit during its lifetime. It also has a large amount of fat which is marbled throughout and adds bags of flavour to the meat.What is brisket cut called at the grocery store?
The brisket you buy in grocery stores is usually just the flat cut. A layer of fat separating the two sections is sometimes called the \u201cfat cap.\u201d The two sections together give the brisket flavor and tenderness when cooked well.What is an English brisket?
brisket in American English 1. the breast of an animal, or the part of the breast lying next to the ribs. 2. a cut of meat, esp. beef, from this part.What part of meat is used for brisket?
What Part of the Cow Is Brisket? Brisket is a cut of beef that comes from the lower breast or pectoral muscles of a cow. Because this area is so well-exercised, it makes for quite a tough piece of meat that's full of connective tissue. This is why it's best suited towards a low and slow cooking process.UK Grass Fed Brisket From Sainsbury's Supermarket - Review | Franklin BBQ Pit
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