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Brisket roast

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Grannyknot Sun 21-Feb-16 11:05:12

Any tips for roasting a perfect brisket? I have a really nice piece of brisket for tonight when daughter and her husband are coming, but often my brisket roasts are a bit dull/dry. All ideas welcome!

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 22-Feb-16 17:17:28

Yes, I know brisket can cook up nicely. In a braised sort of way. But no way can it be called a "roast".

I hate pubs where they serve braised, or slow cooked, cheaper cuts of beef and then call it a "roast". It's not!

Btw, I can't stand pulled pork. Stringy would be a better word.

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 22-Feb-16 17:18:51

And I said in my first post on this thread that it can be slow cooked, covered, with veg and some stock.

merlotgran Mon 22-Feb-16 17:36:50

I so agree about pulled pork. I think it was Jamie Oliver who started the craze of overcooking a perfectly good joint of pork shoulder then destroying it with a knife and fork.

And what a stupid name.....Almost as bad as jerk chicken grin

Greyduster Mon 22-Feb-16 17:39:52

merlotgranyou have the pheasants, I'll snap your hand off for the feathers!

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 22-Feb-16 17:43:44

Hat? confused

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 22-Feb-16 17:44:06

Or quill pens?

merlotgran Mon 22-Feb-16 17:55:35

There was a girl on Countryfile (I think) last night who made amazing hats and wot not out of feathers.

Unfortunately ours have been cremated.

merlotgran Mon 22-Feb-16 17:56:08

That's the feathers....not the pheasants. grin

Greyduster Mon 22-Feb-16 18:04:41

Fishing flies! Pheasant tail nymph - absolutely deadly!

merlotgran Mon 22-Feb-16 18:33:31

DH had considerable success with pheasant tail nymphs. He didn't tie them himself though.

Greyduster Mon 22-Feb-16 18:46:40

Fortunately, the fish I catch on mine aren't fussy grin!

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 22-Feb-16 19:03:39

I ate pheasant once. Mum-in-law said it was chicken. Delicious. But I could never eat it again. Not knowingly. Stupid I know. But I just couldn't. hmm

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 22-Feb-16 19:04:30

Same with venison. I could never eat a deer.

Greyduster Mon 22-Feb-16 19:14:15

Not a whole one, anyway!

Grannyknot Mon 22-Feb-16 20:30:36

jings it was a roast. There wasn't a lot of gravy, I browned it at the end (it had a nice layer of fat over it) and it was even slightly pink inside.

Went down a treat.

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 22-Feb-16 21:18:12

Glad you all enjoyed it. smile

Leticia Mon 22-Feb-16 22:42:03

I really enjoy venison and pheasant.