Apple-Mustard Beef Brisket

Serve Apple-Mustard Beef Brisket with a crusty bread and a tossed salad with honey-mustard dressing. If you wish, you can add some peeled and quartered root vegetables (carrots, parsnips, or turnips) to the cooker, too.

Serves 8

Ingredients:

• 1 (3-pound) beef brisket
• 1 large yellow onion, peeled and quartered
• 2 large cloves of garlic, peeled and minced
• 4 large cloves of garlic, peeled and left whole
• 1 (10-ounce) jar apple jelly
• 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
• ¾ teaspoon curry powder
• ⅓ cup dry white wine
• 1 cup apple juice
• 1 cup water
• Optional: 2 apples

Add all ingredients to the slow cooker in the order given. If using, peel, core, and slice the apples and put them in a layer on top of the meat. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or until meat is tender.

Delayed Satisfaction

Brisket will become even more moist and tender if you allow it to cool in the broth, so this makes a good dish to make the day before. To reheat it, bake it for 45 minutes at 325°F. Baste it with some additional sauce and put it under the broiler for a few minutes to allow the meat to develop a glaze.