Roast a brisket?

[Scam]

Is it generally a "done" thing to roast brisket, like a usual cut of beef (but much longer and slower)? Or will it end up rather dry without any liquid to braise it in?

Bought a Daylesford rolled brisket joint on a whim for the weekend. Thinking of serving it as a simple roast dinner, then using the leftover for some easy tacos and sandwiches etc.

Would I be better off braising it or pot roasting it? Thinking maybe sitting it on a bed of onions, using a can of Guinness and roasting for 3-4hrs at 140-150c maybe? Covered presumably?

 

[BUDFORCE]

Yea you can roast it, low and slow and 100% covered yes, maybe first 20 minutes not covered just to get a bit of colour, put some liquid under on a rack or whatever you can do with what you have to use.

I'd put it less than 140 more like 120 but it depends on your oven.

I did one on a barbecue once was pretty good, cooked it uncovered (but lid on charcoal BBQ) with a lot of smoking chips, put a rub on of salt pepper and some mustard, cooked it about 40 is minutes uncovered, them wrapped in tin foil, and honestly can't remember what I put in some liquid, maybe soy water mix, or apple juice, maybe cola, anyway, wrapped that up then cooked it really low like 100-120c in that BBQ for literally as good 6 hours, beef was immense, juicy moist and tender.

I tried it in the oven as well wasn't as good but was okay.

 

[PlacidCasual]

Brisket is great for pie fillings and braising as @BUDFORCE says roastng has to be low and slow. It is such a good smoker BBQ joint because it goes well for those 4 hour plus 100C cooks. I personally wouldn't use good brisket for a roast I would prefer a lovely pie with a slow cooked brisket filling that falls apart.

 

[BUDFORCE]

I personally wouldn't use good brisket for a roast I would prefer a lovely pie with a slow cooked brisket filling that falls apart.

Yea agree, I mean I'd take brisket roasted over those horrible supermarket roasting beef joints, but brisket is better as you say in a pie or stew/casserole.

Brisket is great though I buy it regularly in my local butcher it's relatively cheap, particularly for beef, and goes a long way in a stew/casserole with plenty of veg in there is a reasonable healthy meal also.

Beef pie though, mmmmmmmmmm.

In fact that might be happening on Sunday, thank for for the idea.

 

[Maundie]

I've got a brisket sat waiting to be used, I'm going to make some stock with beer in it and do it in the slow cooker on a bed of potatoes (to be roasted in the oven when finished), it's lovely and we have it on some part-baked rolls with mustard instead of a Sunday dinner some weekends.

 

[Scam]

Cheers guys, good ideas. So definitely as low as the oven will go and for as long as possible. Not sure where our slow cooker is unfortunately!

Brisket is great though I buy it regularly in my local butcher it's relatively cheap, particularly for beef, a

What's the price compared to shin? I'm always buying shin at our butchers and doing a beef and Guinness stew. That would be lovely in a pie.