Brisket with Olives and Preserved Lemons

Look for oil-cured olives in the deli section of a gourmet grocery. With Moroccan Preserved Lemons, they add a pleasant briny, bitter finish to the dish.

Yield: 8 servings (serving size: about 3 ounces brisket, 1/2 cup onion mixture, 1 1/2 teaspoons preserved lemons, and about 2 1/2 teaspoons olives)

Ingredients

• 1  (2 1/2-pound) beef brisket, trimmed
• 5  garlic cloves
• 1  teaspoon  kosher salt
• 1/2  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
• Cooking spray
• 8  cups  chopped onion (about 4 large)
• 1/2  cup  water
• 1/3  cup  diced celery
• 2  teaspoons  grated peeled fresh ginger
• 1/2  teaspoon  ground turmeric
• 1/8  teaspoon  white pepper
• 1  (14.5-ounce) can stewed tomatoes, undrained
• 2  bay leaves
• 1/4  cup  coarsely chopped fresh parsley, divided
• 1/4  cup  coarsely chopped fresh cilantro, divided
• 1/4  cup  finely chopped Preserved Lemons
• 1/3  cup  oil-cured olives, pitted and thinly sliced

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350°.

2. Make 5 (1/2-inch-deep) slits into brisket; place 1 garlic clove in each slit. Sprinkle brisket evenly with salt and black pepper.

3. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add brisket to pan; cook 5 minutes, browning on all sides. Remove from pan.

4. Recoat pan with cooking spray. Add onion to pan; sauté 10 minutes or until tender. Add 1/2 cup water and next 6 ingredients (through bay leaves) to pan; cook 2 minutes or until heated through.

5. Place brisket in a 13 x 9–inch baking dish coated with cooking spray; top with onion mixture. Cover dish with foil. Bake at 350° for 3 hours or until brisket is very tender. Remove brisket from dish, reserving onion mixture. Discard bay leaves. Stir 2 tablespoons parsley and 2 tablespoons cilantro into onion mixture.

6. Cut brisket diagonally across grain into thin slices. Arrange brisket and onion mixture on a serving platter; sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons parsley and remaining 2 tablespoons cilantro. Serve with Preserved Lemons and olives.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

396 (29% from fat)

Fat:

12.9g (sat 4.4g,mono 5.8g,poly 0.7g)

Protein:

48.7g

Carbohydrate:

20.2g

Fiber:

3.4g

Cholesterol:

113mg

Iron:

4.8mg

Sodium:

749mg

Calcium:

88mg