Beef Brisket with Pearl Onions and Baby Carrots

• 1 5-pound flat-cut beef brisket, fat trimmed
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 7 cups finely chopped onions
• 1 cup finely chopped carrot
• 1 cup finely chopped celery
• 2 tablespoons chopped garlic
• 2 750-ml bottles dry red wine
• 8 large fresh thyme sprigs plus1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 8 cups chicken stock or canned low-salt chicken broth
• 1 pound baby carrots, peeled
• 12 ounces pearl onions, blanched, peeled

1. Preheat oven to 450F.
2. Sprinkle brisket with salt and pepper.
3. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in large pot over medium-high heat.
4. Brown brisket, about 5 minutes per side.
5. Transfer to large roasting pan.
6. Add chopped onions, chopped carrot, celery and garlic to pot; saute until golden, about 10 minutes.
7. Add wine, thyme sprigs and bay leaves; boil until liquid is reduced to 5 cups, about 10 minutes.
8. Add stock to pot; bring to boil.
9. Pour wine mixture over brisket to fill 2/3 of pan; reserve remaining wine mixture.
10. Roast brisket uncovered until very tender, turning and basting occasionally and adding more wine mixture as necessary to keep pan 2/3 full, about 3 1/2 hours.
11. Transfer meat to platter.
12. Strain pan juices into 4-cup measuring cup, pressing on solids; add enough wine mixture to measure 3 1/2 cups.
13. Season with salt and pepper.
14. Thinly slice meat across grain.
15. (Can be made 1 day ahead.
16. Cover meat and sauce separately; chill.
17. Arrange meat in baking dish.
18. Cover with foil; rewarm in 350F oven about 40 minutes.
19. Rewarm sauce.)
20. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large skillet over medium heat.
21. Add baby carrots, pearl onions and 1 tablespoon thyme; saute until golden, about 5 minutes.
22. Cover and cook until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 5 minutes.
23. Season with salt and pepper.
24. Serve meat with sauce and vegetables.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/beef-brisket-with-pearl-onions-and-baby-carrots-5691 (may not work)