Main Meals

Brisket with sweet-and-sour plums

6
Easy
25 minutes
50 minutes

When there's brisket on the braai, you know that you're heading for a special lunch! Add sweet-and-sour plums into the mix and your feast is taken to new heights.

Wine/Spirit Pairing
Woolworths Delheim Oakleaf Merlot

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Ingredients

Method
  • 1 Woolworths frozen beef brisket with dry rub, thawed
  • For the sweet-and-sour plums:
  • 12 plums, cut into chunks
  • 2 T fresh ginger, minced
  • 2 cloves
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 4 star anise
  • 2 T honey
  • 150 g treacle sugar
  • 1 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 cup apple juice

Method

Ingredients

1. Place the brisket in a foil container, then braai over medium coals, covered, according to package instructions.

2. To make the plums, simmer all the ingredients together, covered, for 20 minutes.

3. Slice the brisket and serve with the plums.

Cook's note: Leftover brisket makes delicious sandwiches with tomato and gherkins.

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Photograph: Jan Ras
Production: Abigail Donnelly
Food assistant: Emma Nkunzana

Abigail Donnelly

Recipe by: Abigail Donnelly

Nothing excites Woolworths TASTE's Food Director quite as much as the challenge of dreaming up recipes with innovative new foods – or the thrill of creating deliciousness on a plate with the humblest of ingredients. With Abi by your side, you’ll be a cooking expert in no time at all.

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