Beef or pork brisket are low-cost meat products, but you can cook both everyday and festive delicious dishes.
In this case, the least troublesome, but very correct from the standpoint of dietology method of cooking is baking in the oven. The meat warms evenly, the excess fat is melted, on the surface of the brisket there is no low-useful, burnt crust, as during normal roasting on the stove.
There are many recipes for bacon baked in the oven, but in each case, you must be able to choose the appropriate cut of meat and follow the basic technological principles of its preparation and preparation.
General principles for cooking baked brisket
The rules for choosing and preparing brisket for baking are quite simple and do not require special culinary skills:
• so that the bacon baked in the oven is juicy and looks spectacular in the cut form, the best option would be to take a thick or medium piece with even meat and fat layers;
• for roasting, a breast cut weighing 1-3 kg and a strip width of at least 10 cm is suitable;
• You can use meat with skin and on the bone, but in this case you should choose a bigger piece, because when serving, the rib pieces and skin are removed;
• preparation of the brisket consists in stripping a piece of bone fragments and other particles left over from cutting, as well as removing films and washing the meat;
• ground black pepper and table salt are a mandatory minimum of spices for processing a piece of brisket (spices are mixed and the meat is rubbed with the obtained composition from all sides);
• in most cases, they use garlic to make the meat appetizing flavor (garlic slices breast bacon);
• Thyme and cloves, bay leaves and ready-mixed spicy dried herbs are used as additional spices; • can be used and smoked bacon, baked in the oven in chopped form or a whole piece with vegetables or some other side dish;
• raw bacon baked on low heat for 1 to 5 hours, depending on the weight of the meat and features of the recipe.
Recipe 1
Pork belly in the oven with a whole piece
This is the easiest way to get a tender and juicy meat snack or a hearty hot dish, as well as a useful and very tasty alternative to store sausage. Having such a universal dish in the refrigerator, you can feed hungry households or unexpected guests in a matter of minutes.
Ingredients:
• raw pork belly piece
• spices to taste
• 4-5 cloves of garlic
• large carrot
Cooking Method:
Stuffed bacon stuffed with garlic and strips of carrots, put in a suitable pan-sized pan or pan down. Turn the oven on a small fire and place a container of meat in it. In 1.5-2 hours, the brisket, baked in the oven, which expires with juice and fragrant with aromas of spices, will be ready for serving. The remaining part of the dish can be kept in the fridge for 2-3 days and used as cold meats or you can warm it up for the second.
Recipe 2
Baked brisket in beer marinade
An exquisite meat dish that will be appropriate to serve for any meal - a family celebration or a Sunday dinner, a meeting of friends or a festive table. Beef brisket, marinated in beer, baked in the oven, turns out to be unusually soft and fragrant, conquering with its melting taste all eaters at the table.
Ingredients:
• fresh beef brisket
• a glass of broth;
• bottle of dark beer;
• 2 large onions;
• some lemon juice and vegetable oil;
• salt, nutmeg and pepper;
• a few cloves of garlic;
• on 1st.l. mustard and sugar
Cooking Method:
The processed meat is rubbed with mixed spices and left to soak. Cooking marinade of chopped garlic, salt, mustard, vegetable oil, sugar, pepper and lemon juice. Heat a little butter in a roasting pan and fry the brisket until browning, turning a piece in 3-4 minutes. We coat the meat with the marinade mixture and put it in the form of a layer of fat upwards, and cover it with the onion cut into half rings. Fill the bacon with beer, let it brew for 10 minutes and add the broth, add pepper, salt and set the form under the lid in the oven for about three hours. Then remove the lid - and again in the oven for 40 minutes, adding a little broth.
Recipe 3
Pork belly baked with vegetables
Spectacular meat dish, very suitable for those who are not against hearty food, but adheres to the principles of healthy eating. Fresh bacon, baked in the oven with vegetables, can be the basis of lunch or an excellent option for a quick dinner, if the remaining meat is heated and served with pasta or crumbly rice.
Ingredients:
• pork brisket with skin;
• spices to taste (sage and basil, parsley and oregano);
• 3-4 cloves of garlic;
• 300-400 g of young small carrots and beets;
• pepper, salt;
• feta or feta cheese;
• olive and butter;
• grated horseradish;
• sour cream and lemon juice
Cooking Method:
Mix spicy herbs and chopped garlic, rub this piece of brisket with this compound and leave it to marinate for a day in the fridge, wrapped in a film. Then we scrape the spices and send the meat, laid in a frying pan, to the oven for 5 hours (turn on a small fire). Carrots and my beets are blanched in boiling water for 5-7 minutes, then we dry the vegetables and add them to the meat, continuing to bake the whole composition until browning. Served brisket baked in the oven with small vegetables, with sour cream sauce. The sliced bacon is heated in a mixture of butter and olive oil with the addition of spices, after which it is laid out on a dish and sprinkled with pieces of soft cheese, and vegetables are laid around. From above we fill in a multi-colored still life with sauce (grated horseradish, lemon juice, sour cream and spices).
Recipe 4
Baked with cloves brisket and vegetable garnish-sauce
A dish for a wholesome healthy diet that can be beautifully served for the festive table and surprise the guests with original food. A set of vegetables can be arbitrary, but it is better to choose a multi-color assorted, effectively shading the delicate white and pink meat.
Ingredients:
• fresh pork belly;
• garlic and cloves;
• pepper, salt;
• a set of vegetables (root celery and broccoli, Bulgarian pepper and mini corncobs, carrots and red onions); • butter;
• a glass of red wine;
• some flour and sugar;
• Cherry tomatoes
Cooking Method:
Put the processed bacon (grated with pepper and salt) on a sheet of foil, spike with cloves and put on slices of garlic, then pack the foil tightly and place the bundle in the oven with a slight warming. While the meat is stewing in the oven, lightly boil broccoli in boiling water, and in a frying pan in butter, heat the grated celery and carrots, and then add to them strips of bell pepper and half rings of red onion. There we also place mini-corn and garlic slices, warm up a little more and pour in some red wine. Heat the butter and flour in a saucepan, then add the rest of the wine and sugar, add a little salt and stir the sauce until boiling. We take out the brisket and cut the foil, for another 10 minutes, place the meat in the oven to get a light browning. Served brisket, baked in the oven, cut into elegant slices and laid on a dish, around place the vegetables, pour the sauce and decorate with cherry tomatoes.
Recipe 5
Pork belly baked in the sleeve
Instead of purchased sausage and ham stuffed with preservatives, it is better to feed your beloved households with delicious meat melting in your mouth. It is useful, inexpensive and does not require much time, because the brisket, baked in the oven in a special culinary sleeve, is considered an easy-to-prepare dish, but has excellent taste.
Ingredients:
• pork brisket;
• a set of dried herbs;
• a few cloves of garlic;
• lemon;
• pepper and salt;
• fresh greens
• some vegetable oil
Cooking Method:
Prepare a thick marinade mixture of pepper, herbs, lemon juice, salt and vegetable oil. We coat the obtained gruel with brisket, previously stuffed with garlic, and leave for about an hour to soak the meat with aromas of herbs. We put the brisket in the sleeve and pack it tightly, but in several places we make a toothpick or a needle puncture so that the sleeve does not burst during heating. Put the meat in the sleeve in the oven (2000) and bake until done, then slightly slit the sleeve and brown the bacon for another 10 minutes. Cold can be used for sandwiches, and hot-served with any side dish.
Recipe 6
Fragrant roll of baked pork belly
To prepare this fragrant tender roll, you need to choose a wide layer of brisket of medium thickness. The result will be juicy meat with fatty layers, which will serve as an original cold snack - and tasty, and looks great in cutting.
Ingredients:
• a layer of raw pork belly;
• salt and pepper;
• fresh greens (it is better to mix basil, parsley and thyme);
• garlic
Cooking Method:
Rub the prepared meat with a mixture of pepper, chopped garlic and salt. Lay the cut greens on the brisket layer, turn the meat into a dense even roll, carefully tie the twisted meat with a strong thread (harsh or special culinary). Roll fry until browned in a pan, and then put in the oven until cooked (about an hour). The cooled brisket, baked in the oven, is served sliced and decorated with fresh vegetables.
Recipe 7
Pork belly baked with potatoes
Chicken breast with potatoes is a favorite dish of many, but when fried it will certainly affect the figure, and even the stomach will not be easy. From a dietary point of view, brisket baked in the oven with potato pieces is much healthier, and the taste and appearance will be equally impressive.
Ingredients:
• pork belly;
• salt and pepper;
• spices;
• several potatoes;
• some vegetable oil
Cooking Method:
Cut the peeled potatoes into quarters and put them in boiling water for 10 minutes, then remove and cool them, sprinkle with spicy mixture and sprinkle with oil. Rub brisket with chopped garlic and spices, put on a baking sheet and put in the oven for an hour. We take out the meat, spread the potato pieces around and bake for another 40-50 minutes. Chop bacon and quickly served to the table.
Recipe 8
Baked Festive Beef Brisket
Spectacular and very tasty dish that requires some effort and time, but for the festive table and you can try. Exquisite beef brisket, baked in the oven in a special way, is unlikely to remain on post-holiday days - everything will be eaten without a trace. Ingredients:
• fresh beef brisket;
• carrot and onions;
• garlic and spicy herbs;
• semi-dry red wine;
• salt and pepper;
• tomatoes;
• potatoes and mushrooms
Cooking Method:
For the sauce, fry chopped finely onions, carrots and garlic, then add to them chopped tomatoes and spicy herbs. Stew fragrant mixture for about 20 minutes and cool, and then grind in a blender. Breast treat spices and give a little soak. Fry the meat until it turns red in the pan, then remove the piece and fry the onion rings in the remaining juice in the pan. Place the bacon in a roasting pan on a pillow of fried onion, cover it with pieces of carrot, garlic and cover with cooled tomato sauce. We bake about 1.5 hours in the oven under the lid, then we put the halves of the peeled potatoes and mushrooms, again we set for 1.5 hours to bake on a small fire. We take out, cut bacon and serve together with mushrooms and potatoes.
Recipe 9
Smoked brisket baked in pancake fur coat
If the family refuses annoying mashed potatoes and stewed potatoes, you can surprise your home with a delicious smoked bacon in a potato-pancake fur coat. It is better to cook with a margin - they will ask for supplements!
Ingredients:
• smoked pork belly;
• salt and pepper;
• sour cream;
• garlic;
• several potatoes;
• 2-3 eggs;
• vegetable oil
Cooking Method:
Peel the potatoes and finely rub them, slightly squeeze the juice, add eggs, pepper and salt. We fry the pancakes in butter, laying them out on paper towels to get rid of excess fatty dishes. Chop the brisket into slices and fry with garlic in a frying pan. In portions pots on the bottom and walls put the pancakes, fill with brisket, cover with pancakes and fill with sour cream. Keep the pots in the cool oven for 15-20 minutes, serve immediately.
Oven baked breast: tricks and tips
- If you could not find the brisket of the desired thickness, you can take two medium pieces, fold them together with the pelt out, tie them tightly with a strong thread and bake.
- It is necessary to skip the bacon with garlic, not taking out the blade from the meat, but to put slices of garlic or carrot directly on the knife into the cut.
- As a marinade for brisket baked in the oven, mayonnaise mixed with spicy herbs and sour cream will do.
- Not only herbs, but also pieces of paprika, laid around meat, give a special aroma to baked in a sleeve or foil.
