Reviewed: Sep. 30, 2009

This was pretty good but certainly not five stars. If I made it again, I probably wouldn't make it the same way. I cooked it in the oven for four hours - used a 4 pound brisket but it did not come out fork tender. I used fresh rosemary, extra carrots and I added some liquid smoke, I also thickened the juices to make a gravy. The carrots were delicious but the meat a little too tough.

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Reviewed: Jun. 1, 2009

Disappointing! I cooked the brisket in the crock pot, minus the carrots and celery. The meat was dry and the sauce awful. Would not make it again. The meat was salvaged by making sandwiches with Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce. Dumped the rest of the sauce! It even smelled odd when cooking.

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teresac

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Home Town: Shoreline, Washington, USA

Living In: Sammamish, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2009

I don't know what I did but I really did not like this. The meat was ok but I disliked the sauce.

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2009

First time I ever cooked a brisket. It was delicious! It tasted a little sweet, it must have been because of the balsamic vinegar (from Modena, the best!). This recipe deserves 5 stars! I used fresh spices and Cannonau wine (from Sardinia). I chose to cook it in the crock pot. When the meat was done, I removed it and thickened the sauce with a couple tablespoons of flour and cook it for 10-15 min more. I then poured the sauce on top of the meat and ate it with a a baguette fresh out of the oven! Awesome! Will definitely make it again.

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Sardinian Native

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Home Town: Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy

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Reviewed: Feb. 19, 2009

I found the marinade and sauce had too much of a tomato taste but this is after years of my mother making dried up brisket with too much tomato sauce. I would tone down the balsamic and try adding some molasses or brown sugar as well. Very tender and juicy.

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Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2009

A knock-out! My family gobbled this up like there was no tomorrow, and they're not big beef eaters!

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Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2008

Great new recipe...however I thought the balsamic came through a little too strong but my hubby, who hates vinegar of all types, loved it. Very tender and sliced beautifully. Will definitely make again, with a reduction in the balsamic.

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Emily Tisdale

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Reviewed: Jun. 15, 2008

It worked great--I skipped marinating it and just tossed all the ingredients into a slow cooker for 6 hours on high (or even 7). Delicious!

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Vickie

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Reviewed: May 10, 2008

This was good, though after 8 hours in the crock pot, not as tender as I would have hoped. Maybe it works better to bake it as written but I just wasn't around for the maintenance! A bit too much onion for me so I'll cut back next time. I'd probably also add more carrots.

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Reviewed: Apr. 13, 2008

We've been wanting to try a beef brisket for a long time. It was right around New Years and it didn't make sense to try a BBQ recipe so we tried this one. I'm not a vegetable eater, but the sauce made all the veggies taste great and my boyfriend and I were fighting over them. The second time we did it we added potatos! YUM!

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Roberta

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Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2008

Great recipe,messed up and used half a cup of wine and balsomic but was still great.Used fresh ground pepper and kosher salt.Still came out great and the kids loved it.

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Stick me with a fork

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Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2008

My husband and I both loved it, and it was really easy to prepare (at least, the crockpot way...) The meat just fell apart with a fork, and tasted really, really good. Thanks!

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Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2008

What a great find! I used the crock pot option, taking 7 hours on low. I was missing a few items, so took a chance and replaced merlot with cabernet, and basalmic with red wine vinegar. (In other words, any red wine and vinegar works.) I also added about an eighth a cup of brown sugar. Sorry for obliterating the recipe, but my family really liked it. It was a bit too sweet after a full serving for my 9 year old, so a full 5 stars to you (since I was the one who added the sugar). On top of garlic mashed potatoes, a winner! We will make it again.

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