Ingredients Meat & Poultry Beef Recipes Brisket Recipes Chili-Braised Brisket 3.8 (17) Add your rating & review By Martha Stewart Editors Martha Stewart Editors Facebook Instagram Twitter Website An article attributed to "Martha Stewart Editors" indicates when several writers and editors have contributed to an article over the years. These collaborations allow us to provide you with the most accurate, up-to-date, and comprehensive information available.The Martha Stewart team aims to teach and inspire readers daily with tested-until-perfected recipes, creative DIY projects, and elevated home and entertaining ideas. They are experts in their fields who research, create, and test the best ways to help readers design the life they want. The joy is in the doing. Editorial Guidelines Updated on May 16, 2017 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Prep Time: 30 mins Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Servings: 6 This spiced-up pot roast will make you think of a ranch-house kitchen, where something fragrant and hearty is always in the oven. Long, slow, moist cooking (we use beer for the liquid) makes brisket extraordinarily tender. A simple, 4-ingredient spice rub adds a little sass. Ingredients 5 teaspoons chili powder ¾ teaspoon fennel seed Coarse salt and pepper 3 ½ pounds beef brisket 4 teaspoons olive oil 1 large onion, cut into ½-inch wedges (root end left intact) 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons tomato paste 12 ounces pale lager, such as pilsner 1 pound small potatoes 3 large carrots, cut into 2 ½-inch pieces 1 to 2 tablespoons cider vinegar ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves, plus more for serving Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine chili powder, fennel seed, 1 teaspoon salt, and 3/4 teaspoon pepper and rub all over brisket. In a large heavy ovenproof pot, heat oil over medium-high. Cook brisket until browned on all sides, about 8 minutes total. Transfer to a plate. Add onion to pot and saute 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and tomato paste and saute 1 minute. Add beer and 2 cups water, scraping up browned bits with a wooden spoon. Bring to a boil; return brisket to pot, cover, and transfer to oven. Braise until brisket is almost tender, about 3 hours. Tilt pot and spoon off fat from liquid. Add potatoes, carrots, and 1 cup water; braise until meat is very tender, 50 minutes more. Transfer brisket to a cutting board and let rest 10 minutes, then slice. Stir vinegar and cilantro into vegetables; serve with meat, sprinkled with more cilantro. Romulo Yanes Cook's Notes Brisket is a large, flat cut from the front end of the steer. You'll see two types at the supermarket. The so-called first cut, at left, is thinner and leaner than the thicker, marbled point, or second cut. Both will work here. Rate it Print