Overnight Brisket - Kosher Everyday (2024)

Every time I go to the butcher, make a roast, pressure cook meat or cook a brisket, I learn more and more about how to best prepare meat. One Shabbat a few weeks ago, during my first run of the Overnight Brisket sauce testing, I was rushing to make a frozen brisket that was conveniently in my freezer waiting to be cooked. I plugged my trusty oven thermometer into the beast and waited until it hit 145°F. It was a tough disaster that was barely edible. I learned that it’s really important to cook brisket low and slow, and so…Overnight Brisket was created.

It Started with a Pastrami

Many years ago, I was in hometown Romanian Kosher buying meat for Passover. I ran into my friend Esti, who told me about Overnight Pastrami. Basically, you buy a whole Romanian pastrami (OMG! My mouth is watering just thinking about it), wrap it tightly, and bake it overnight at a very low temperature.

It was like butter I tell you. Butter.

I make one nearly every Holiday now.

Next Step: Overnight Brisket

I get a bunch of requests for brisket recipes from my readers and friends this time of year every year. Brisket is a Seder/Holiday staple, and a big brisket can feed a lot of people.

Keeping in mind my Brisket Disaster of 2022, I decided to make a new and better brisket based upon the Overnight Pastrami premise.

The Sauce

Part of what makes a brisket taste so awesome is an awesome sauce.

I went to the store and started looking at the ingredients in my favorite sauces. I find that’s one of the best places to start when developing a recipe. I like this method because it’s a framework – use tomato paste, onion, garlic etc. but I get to decide how much of which ingredients. My second step is looking online for best practices. Finally I take all that information and compile it into what I know.

The process works.

I’ve been told I’m the Queen of Process Improvements.

Trust the Queen.

The rest of the Overnight Brisket stuff (besides the meat)

Every time I go into Romanian and talk to Rich, he tells me to put mushrooms under the roasts for the best flavor.

Every. Single. Time.

So I did.

I sliced up a boatload of Cremini/Baby Bella mushrooms and made a bed for the meat to rest upon.

I also added a bunch of sliced green onions. You can use sliced sweet onions. Onions don’t agree with me so I use green ones. Up to you.

Remember, you are the Executive Chef in Your Kitchen!

Most important is THE MEAT!

Yes, the quality of the meatdoesmatter. When making a really important meal, like a Passover Seder, the meatmustbe great quality. In the past I’ve bought my best meat locally at Romanian Kosher. Their meat isalways outstanding. What can I say I’m a Chicago Girl at heart and love my Chicago Romanian Kosher. We shopped there when I was a little girl, and I still do. They always give me amazing advice and I always really appreciate it.

Recently, I saw some posts on Facebook and received numerous emails from different sources about a brand, spankin’ new, very high quality, Kosher meat source called Prairie Street Prime. I was curious. Would there really be such a big difference in how the Prairie Street Prime beef tasted in comparison to what I usually bought?

I contacted the company and they sent me two briskets (plus a meat thermometer and trivet). One larger and one small. In exchange, I posted the opening of the package on Instagram, am baking the larger of the two briskets as I write this post and will let you know how it turns out.

This is how it all arrived.

I will tell you this. The meat is gorgeous. The color, the thickness, the marbling are all on the outstanding side. I’m impressed.

I asked for 2nd cut because when making an Overnight Brisket, I wanted there to be a little more fat to keep the Brisket moist. Here is what the Prairie Street Prime brisket looked like before I covered it in sauce and put it in the oven.

Here’s the Overnight Brisket Recipe

I spoke to the Experts at Prairie Street Prime and here is exactly what they said (copied directly from the email):

Hi Sharon!

2. I do recommend defrosting the meat fully inthe refrigerator before preparing/cooking it.

So…there you have it! Directly from the source. I found that even if you have a small brisket, at the low temperature it will still be fine. A bigger brisket will deliver the best results.

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Overnight Brisket

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• Author: Sharon Matten - Kosher Everyday
• Prep Time: 30 minutes
• Cook Time: 8 hours
• Total Time: 8 hours 30 minutes
• Yield: 1 brisket 1x
• Category: Meat
• Method: Baking
• Cuisine: Gluten Free
• Diet: Kosher

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Description

Overnight Brisket is tender, succulent, mushroomy, and super easy to make. Overnight Brisket is cooked tightly wrapped, at a low temperature overnight. The result is out of this world! Make sure to use a 2nd cut brisket for best results.

This recipe is for a 2-3 pound brisket. For a larger brisket simply double the recipe without changing the time.

Ingredients

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For the Brisket

• oil for greasing the pan
• 1 (2-3 pound) 2nd cut brisket
• 1 pound cremini/baby bella mushrooms, sliced
• 1 bunch green onions or 1 large sweet onion, sliced

For the Sauce

• 1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup dry red wine

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Instructions

For the Brisket

1. Preheat oven to 200°F.
2. Grease a large roasting pan. Spread the mushrooms and onions evenly over the bottom of the pan.
3. Place the brisket on top of the mushrooms and onions. Set aside.

For the Sauce

1. In a medium bowl whisk together the tomato paste, light brown sugar, paprika, black pepper, salt and wine. Blend until smooth.
2. Evenly pour the sauce over the brisket.

To Finish

1. Tightly double wrap the pan in aluminum foil.
2. Place the pan in the oven and bake for 7-9 hours.
3. Remove the brisket from the oven and let it rest for at least 15 minutes before slicing.
4. Slice the brisket against the grain and return to the pan juices.
5. Serve immediately covered in pan juices and mushrooms/onions.
6. You can also refrigerate the brisket for up to 2 days. Reheat at 250 for 30 minutes.

Equipment

Farberware Bakeware Nonstick Steel Roaster with Flat Rack, 11-Inch x 15-Inch, Gray

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