Grilled Brisket With Pickled Fennel Recipes

GRILLED BRISKET WITH PICKLED FENNEL

Steps:

• To make the pickled fennel, sterilize a large mason jar. Remove the lid and put it and the jar in a large saucepan of water over high heat. Bring to the boil and let it sit for 10 to15 minutes. Put the jar and the lid on a clean tea towel to dry.
• Put the vinegar, 1 cup water, sugar, cloves, and fennel seeds in a large saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, reduce the heat to low and stir to dissolve the sugar. Add the fennel to the saucepan with the pickling liquid and bring it back to a simmer. Cook for 7 to 8 minutes, or until the fennel is tender.
• Transfer the fennel and liquid to the sterilized jar. Tap the jar as you pour in the liquid to release any air bubbles. Seal the jar well with its lid.
• Fill a medium saucepan with water over high heat. Put the jar in the boiling water, turn the heat off and allow it to sit there for 20 minutes, to create a vacuum seal. Set aside the jar on a cloth to cool down completely.
• Meanwhile, make the spice mixture for the brisket. Use a mortar and pestle or food processor to grind or process the garlic powder, coriander, paprika, brown sugar, black pepper and sea salt to a coarse powder.
• Rub some of the spice mixture into the brisket on all sides, put in a ziplock bag or covered baking dish and add the remaining spice mixture. Put in the fridge and marinate for at least 5 hours or overnight.
• Preheat the barbecue to high. Take the brisket out of the ziplock bag. The dry spice mixture will have drawn moisture from the meat, so give it a light wipe before placing it on the barbecue. Cook for 30 minutes, turning every 5 minutes, to create a beautifully dark colour and crust.
• Reduce the heat to low and cook for 2 1/2 hours, turning every 30 minutes and brushing with the remaining spice mixture every 10 to 20 minutes. Remove the brisket from the heat, wrap in foil and allow to rest for 20 minutes before slicing.
• I like to serve this brisket on a massive platter with the pickled fennel, a few brioche slider buns, slaw, lemon wedges and aïoli.

GRILLED FENNEL

Steps:

• Slice fennel bulb 1/8-inch, use feathery leaves for garnish. Combine for a marinade: Balsamic vinegar, 1/4 cup olive oil, juice of orange and lemon, salt and pepper. Place sliced fennel in marinade for 1 hour. Fry in pan with the remaining 1/4 cup olive oil. Place 4 grilled fennel pieces on plate. Spoon 3 large tablespoons of the D'Abrigini on top of grilled fennel. Garnish with feathery leaves of fennel.

GRILLED BRISKET WITH SLOW-COOKED TASTE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Trim excess fat from brisket.
• Season with garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, cayenne, and paprika.
• Place on the rotisserie and put on a preheated grill. Prop the lid a little and let cook.
• Meanwhile, prepare the sauce. Melt butter in a saucepan and sauté onion and garlic for about 5 minutes.
• Add water, cider vinegar, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, and a little salt and pepper to taste. Let simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Add beer.
• Baste over brisket about every 30 minutes. Cook brisket over low heat for about 4 to 5 hours.
• Remove brisket from grill and slice thinly.
• Serve with your favorite sides and enjoy!

GRILLED FENNEL

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Slice a very thin layer from the bottom of each fennel bulb using a vegetable peeler or paring knife, leaving the core in place to help hold bulb intact. Remove fennel stalks, reserving fronds. Slice bulbs vertically into 1/4-inch slices. Brush slices with 1 tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle with ground black pepper and salt on each side.
• Grill fennel slices until charred, about 5 minutes per side; transfer to serving platter.
• Whisk remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, basil, parsley, lemon juice, lemon zest, freshly ground black pepper, thyme, and reserved fennel fronds together in a bowl. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese and drizzle lemon mixture over fennel.

CHER'S CHAR-GRILLED OVEN BRISKET

Steps:

• Trim as much fat as possible from brisket.
• Place in a large roasting pan (I buy the aluminum throw aways).
• Pour entire bottle of Stubs marinade and beer over brisket.
• Marinade the brisket in the fridge at least 24 hours, turning once or twice.
• When you're ready to cook (early the next day) remove the brisket from the marinade and place on a very hot outdoor grill.
• Sear brisket on both sides till it almost appears blackened (this will not hurt the flavor, only intensifies the juices while baking).
• Discard remaining marinade.
• Place char-grilled brisket on heavy duty foil and wrap very tightly (I actually wrap the brisket twice to avoid losing too much of the juices).
• Place in a 250°F oven and bake for 7 hours.
• Remove the brisket from foil and let rest in its own juices for at least 20 minutes before slicing.
• Serve with your favorite BBQ sauce -- if desired, however, the pan juices spooned over the brisket is out of this world.

FISH GRILLED ON FENNEL OR DILL

Steps:

• Preheat a charcoal or gas grill (for broiling instructions, see the variation below). The fire should be quite hot and the grill rack should be about 4 inches from the heat source.
• When the grill is ready, make a bed of the fennel or dill stalks. Sprinkle the fish lightly with salt and pepper, and lay it (skin side down, if there is a skin side) directly onto the fennel or dill. Close the grill if possible, and cook, without turning, until the fish is done; it will be just about opaque all the way through and offer no resistance to a thin-bladed knife in about 10 minutes.
• While the fish is cooking, mince or grind the fennel seeds. Cut about 1 inch off each end of the lemon, and juice those pieces; slice the remaining lemon thinly.
• When the fish is done, remove it from the grill, leaving as much of the stalks behind as possible (some of the burned fronds will adhere to the fish; they are fine to eat in tiny quantities). Sprinkle the fish with the fennel or dill seeds, then decorate it with the lemon slices. Drizzle with lemon juice and olive oil, and serve.