Beef with plums
6 servings
240 minutes
Plums are responsible for the fresh sweet and sour taste here, and also help the meat achieve the desired softness. A festive dish that is included in our selection "Menu for an Anniversary.
1
First, cut each onion into quarters, then separate the quarters into individual petals.
2
Fry the beef brisket on both sides in vegetable oil and place it in a deep baking dish.
- Beef brisket: 2 kg
- Vegetable oil: 50 ml
3
Fry the onion in vegetable oil until it has a light caramel color and drops of tears on its petals.
- Onion: 1 kg
- Vegetable oil: 50 ml
4
Cover the beef with fried onions, season with ground pepper, salt, and a pinch of cumin. Surround with plums, seal the baking tray with foil, and place in an oven preheated to 160 degrees for about 3 hours.
- Onion: 1 kg
- Ground black pepper: to taste
- Salt: to taste
- Cumin (zira): to taste
- Plums: 1 kg
5
Check a couple of times to ensure there's liquid in the pan and the meat with onions doesn't burn. If something's wrong, you can splash in some wine — or you can splash it in without checking, it won't get worse.
- Dry white wine: to taste