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Italian pot roast recipe

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A great alternative to a classic roast with Italian flavours and tender beef brisket. The slow cooking of this Italian-inspired pot roast results in succulent slices of beef with lots of deliciously flavoured vegetables and hearty red wine gravy. See method

Serves 6
10 mins to prepare, 3 hrs and 30 mins to cook plus 20 mins to cool
549 calories / serving

Ingredients

1.5kg beef brisket
2 tbsp olive oil
125g pancetta
40g dried porcini mushrooms
2 onions, cut into eighths
2 carrots, cut into 7.5cm pieces
2 celery stalks, cut into 5cm pieces
4 garlic cloves, peeled
2 bay leaves
300ml Italian red wine, such as Chianti
250ml beef stock
2 sprigs rosemary
2 sprigs thyme, leaves picked
2 tbsp tomato purée
potatoes, to serve

Each serving contains

Energy
2295kj
549kcal 27%
Fat
26g 37%
Saturates
9g 47%
Sugars
7g 8%
Salt
1g 16%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 10.3g Protein 59.6g Fibre 2.8g

Method

Preheat the oven to gas 2, 150°C, fan 130°C.
Rub the brisket with olive oil and seasoning and sear in a frying pan on a high heat until browned all over. Remove meat from the pan and quickly fry the pancetta until golden. Set aside.
Soak the porcini mushrooms in boiling water just to cover and leave for 10 mins. In a large, heavy-based casserole dish put the onions, carrots, celery and garlic and place the brisket on top. Add all the remaining ingredients and mix well.
Cover with a lid and cook for 3½ hours. Turn the brisket twice during cooking. When cooked, remove the brisket and rest for 20 mins. Reduce the sauce, if necessary.
Slice the brisket and serve with potatoes. Spoon over the sauce, pancetta and mushrooms.

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