Brisket Sandwiches with Beer Onions & Blue Cheese Recipe

To go with the special offer this week we’ve shared a great Beef Brisket and Beer recipe.

INGREDIENTS

1kg beef brisket, unrolled
1 onion, thickly sliced
2 carrots, thickly sliced
900ml (just less than 2 bottles – use the rest for the onions) Newcastle Brown Ale
2 bay leaves
4 thyme sprigs
6 brioche rolls, soft baps or crusty rolls
150g dolcelatte or Blue Murder cheese. 
 
BEER ONIONS
1 tbsp butter, plus extra to serve
1 tbsp olive oil
2 large onions, finely sliced
150ml Newcastle Brown Ale

METHOD

• Heat the oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Season the brisket all over. Put the onion and carrot slices into a deep roasting tray and nestle the brisket in the middle. Pour over the ale, top up with water (about 1.5 litres) to just cover the brisket and add the bay leaves and thyme sprigs. Cover in foil and cook for 4 hours until the meat is really tender and giving way when pressed.

• Meanwhile, heat the butter and oil in a frying pan over a low heat. Fry the onions for 15 minutes or until soft. Stir in the ale, and simmer for another 30 minutes until it has evaporated and the onions have turned golden and caramelised. Season and add a pinch of sugar. Set aside.

• Remove the meat from the tray carefully and cover in foil to rest while you warm the beer onions through. Split the baps and butter each side. Put each cut-side down into a hot frying pan to toast until golden. Slice the brisket (spooning over some of the cooking juices, if you like) and serve stuffed into the toasted rolls with the beer onions and some melty dolcelatte or blue cheese of your choice.

Recipe originally found at: https://www.olivemagazine.com/recipes/meat-and-poultry/brisket-sandwiches-with-beer-onions-and-blue-cheese/