Beef Brisket with Sweet Spice Rub

Ingredients:

• 1.5kg Grass Fed Beef Brisket
• 2 brown onions, thinly sliced
• 250ml beef stock

• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/3 cup brown sugar (or sweetener of your choice – honey, maple syrup, rice malt syrup)
• 1 tbsp smoked paprika
• 1tbsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tbsp ground coriander
• 4 cloves of garlic, minced
• 2 tbsps Apple Cider Vinegar
• 1/2 tbsp olive oil, to moisten

Method:

• Combine Rub ingredients and spread over brisket. If time allows, marinate in fridge for up to 4 hours.
• Pre-heat oven to 140 degrees. Place a bed of onions in baking dish, sprinkle brisket with salt and place on top of onions, fat side up.
• Add stock around the brisket and cover tightly with foil. Bake for 4.5 hours.
• Increase heat to 180 degrees and remove foil. Brush the brisket with the pan juices and cook for a further 15 minutes.
• Remove brisket from oven and allow to rest under foil for 15 to 30 minutes.
• Skim fat from the pan juices, add balsamic vinegar to the pan and return to warm oven for 15 minutes.
• Slice or pull brisket (use two forks in opposite directions). Pour sauce in to a jug and serve alongside brisket.