
Ingredients
- 225 g of beef stock
- 50 ml of brandy
- 4 beef brisket, (4 x 225g)
- 4 carrots, diced
- 4 celery sticks, diced
- 2 onions, sliced
- 30 g of soft dark brown sugar
- 3 garlic cloves
- 15 g of smoked paprika
- 1 pinch of cayenne
- 225 ml of red wine
- 15 ml of cider vinegar
- 2 sprigs of thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 stems of parsley
- 150 g of butter
- 1 tbsp of dijon mustard
- 1 bunch of chives, snipped
- 15 g of tomato purée
- 450 g of mashed potatoes
Method
Step 1
Trim the beef and seal on all sides.Step 2
Cook the onions, carrots and celery in beef fat for 12 minutes.Step 3
Add the garlic, then cook for another 2 minutes.Step 4
Add the tomato purée and cook out for 4 minutes.Step 5
Stir in the cayenne, sugar, paprika and cook for another 4 minutes.Step 6
Pour in the beef stock, red wine, brandy, vinegar, thyme and bay leaves. Bring to the boil and cook for 2 minutes.Step 7
Add the beef back to the pot, cover and cook for at least 3 hours, or up to 6.Step 8
To make the mash, heat up the potato, beat in the butter and season well. Stir in the mustard and chives.Step 9
Serve the beef with mash on the side.