Brisket with Herbed Spinach Stuffing
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cups chopped onions
- 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
- 1 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed dry
- 2 whole matzo sheets, finely crumbled (about 1 cup)
- 1 large egg, beaten to blend
- 1 4-pound flat-cut brisket
- 2 pounds onions, thinly sliced
- 2 1/4 cups canned chicken broth
- 3 large carrots, peeled, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 3 celery stalks, sliced
- 5 garlic cloves, peeled
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat.
- Add onions, garlic and thyme; saute until onions soften, about 5 minutes.
- Cool 15 minutes.
- Mix in spinach and matzo.
- Season stuffing with salt and pepper.
- Mix in egg.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Cut deep pocket in 1 side of brisket, leaving 3/4-inch border of meat uncut on remaining 3 sides.
- Fill pocket with stuffing.
- Skewer or sew pocket closed.
- Sprinkle salt and pepper all over brisket.
- Arrange half of onions in bottom of large roasting pan.
- Place brisket, fat side up, on onions.
- Top brisket with remaining onions.
- Pour 1/4 cup broth into pan.
- Bake brisket uncovered until meat and onions begin to brown, about 1 hour.
- Add carrots, celery, garlic, thyme and bay leaf to pan around brisket.
- Pour remaining 2 cups broth over.
- Cover pan with foil.
- Reduce temperature to 300F.
- Bake brisket until tender, about 2 1/2 hours longer.
- Remove from oven.
- Uncover pan; let brisket stand 30 minutes.
- Thinly slice brisket across grain.
- Overlap slices on platter.
- Surround with vegetables from pan.
- Spoon off fat from pan juices; season juices with salt and pepper.
- Serve brisket with pan juices.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/brisket-with-herbed-spinach-stuffing-101409 (may not work)