Hoisin Beef (brisket)

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs beef brisket, trimmed of fat
• 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar or 3 tablespoons vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup hoisin sauce
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons diced red onions

Recipe

• 1 two hours before roasting the brisket; rub the vinegar over all sides of the meat, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate.
• 2 preheat oven to 325f; line roasting pan with aluminum foil. score top and bottom of meat with diagonal cuts, creating one inch diamond marks. mix together the ginger, pepper and salt; rub on both sides of meat. place meat in pan and roast for 15 minutes.
• 3 mix together sauce, garlic and onion; turn meat over in pan, baste top and sides of meat with sauce mixture making sure to get sauce into score marks. return to oven for 30 minutes; turn over meat, baste and roast for another 30 minutes for medium-rare. for medium; repeat turn and baste process, roast for 30 minutes more. for medium-well; repeat turn and baste process, roast for 30 minutes more.
• 4 remove meat to cutting board; rest for 5 minutes before slicing; spoon sauce from roasting pan over meat. serve with fried rice; when making rice, add one teaspoon of hoisin sauce for every three servings to boost the flavor.