Pot-Roast Beef Brisket with Madeira and Tomatoes Recipe

Ingredients

• 2tbsp sunflower oil
• 2.5kg piece beef brisket, boned, rolled and tied
• 2 large onions, sliced
• 12 garlic cloves, peeled and bashed
• 500ml Madeira
• 500ml good-quality fresh beef stock
• 400g can chopped tomatoes
• 2tbsp sugar
• 4 bay leaves

Method

1. Heat the oven to 140 C, gas 1. Add half the oil to a hot frying pan, season the brisket well and seal on all sides until browned. Set aside.

2. Heat the remaining oil in a large, ovenproof casserole and add the onions. Sweat gently for a few minutes, then add the garlic, Madeira, beef stock, tomatoes, sugar and bay leaves, and bring to the boil. Add the brisket to the pan, then cover with a lid and cook in the oven for 4½ hours, until the brisket is tender and the sauce is rich and fragrant.