Crockpot Thai sweet sauce Brisket

What is brisket? A cut of beef that needs to be cooked slowly to break down the connective tissues. The unique thing about this cut of beef is that it can be slow cooked so it’s fork tender, yet is still sliceable. It also has a better beefy flavour compared to other slow cooking beef cuts like chuck.

This is my recipe for Beef Brisket my way.

Incidentally I decided I wanted to try a beef Brisket since I had never attempted to make one.  My next thought was where to buy one that was about 3 lbs.

I went to Costco and realized that they only had huge ones (6# was smallest)  so in order to buy one I had to have a plan.

Not only was I spending imo a considerable amount of money for a brisket I had to decide how I’d prepare one.

First things first.  I bought a trimmed brisket. Less work!    It  Made sense.  I cut the brisket in half.  So I wrapped well and froze the other half.  

On to my recipe for the half that I didn’t freeze.   This is what I came up with.  Oh by the way I bought this!!! At Costco while browsing  so I now had my plan on how I was making my Beef brisket.

 

• 1 (3 pound) beef brisket, trimmed of fat 

• salt and pepper to taste( approximately )  1/2 tsp. each

• 1  1/2 cups Thai sweet chili

  1  1/2 cups Beef broth

• 1 tsp. Onion powder 

  1  tsp. Garlic powder 

  
  

  Place seasoned brisket in crockpot. In  a bowl place sauce and broth and Whisk to combine.  Add mixture to top of brisket .

  Cook on low 6 to 8 hours. Allow to rest 10 minutes and slice.  Top with sauce.

  
  

  Enjoy!

  
  

  Happy new cooking adventure for me!

  
  

  
  
  
  

  
  

Lasagna sauce

Let’s make some hearty lasagna sauce today.  

Today it’s a little different than I usually do because I used bulk sausage more than I usually do in a red sauce recipe.

My typical ***meat sauce is usually a  combination of ground beef and pork.

Note:  I used what I had in my pantry today.  It is delicious!

1 -28 oz. red pack crushed tomatoes 

1 -28 oz.. Hunts tomato purée  large 

1 - 28oz. Happy Harvest crushed tomatoes ( Aldi brand)

1 -15 oz. Hunts sauce 

1 - 4 oz. small Happy Harvest tomato paste

3 minced garlic cloves

4 fresh basil leaves

I lb. Bulk ground sweet Italian sausage

1/2 lb.  Bulk ground Hot Italian sausage

1 lb.  Ground Chuck 

To assemble lasagna you will need:

A 13 x9 inch casserole dish

Fresh above sauce 

1-15 oz. Whole milk Ricotta

1-egg beaten

Shredded or sliced mozzarella cheese

Pecorino Romano cheese for top.

I package Barilla no boil lasagna pasta 

Here’s my baked lasagna

Fresh garlic and basil.  3 or 4 minced garlic.  3 large basil leaves.

I fried the ground (bulk) meat in olive oil while breaking it apart.  Added the garlic and then added  the sautéed  ground mixture it my crockpot with fresh basil.  Cooked on high for 2 hours.  Then low for 2hours. Delicious! 

Enjoy!

****Note:  this recipe can be made on top of the stove in a large Dutch oven making sure to stir often so it won’t stick to pan. Cover slightly with a lid.