Rolled Beef Brisket

A real favourite amongst our chef community, rolled beef* brisket comes from the breast of the beast, and with leisurely, slow cooking, delivers supreme tenderness. Always from heritage breeds, our brisket boasts full-on, rich flavour thanks to the lush Yorkshire pasture on which our cattle graze. This flavour is further enhanced by proper dry-ageing in our Himalayan salt chamber. The results are sensational.

Chef George Ryle adds:
"If you have the time, then this is the perfect candidate for a brine overnight, or perhaps a little longer, followed by a gentle poach in chicken stock. Add some carrots, potatoes, turnips and a Morteau sausage, for a take on the French provincial classic pot-au-feu.

Or, for a different twist, again brine and poach in a little chicken stock and white wine, but this time add white beans, artichokes and plenty of fresh rosemary. A salsa verde, laced with plenty of anchovy, would be the perfect ally for this delicious family feast.

Rolled beef brisket is a cut of great versatility and makes a fantastic centrepiece to a roast dinner. It requires a long, gentle roast and offers a pleasing alternative to the usual medium-rare roasting of beef roasting joints. Some carrots and onions roasted alongside it, in beef dripping, sounds incredibly appealing to me. A red wine gravy, made with roasted beef bones would also be a sensible addition!

For something slightly more ambitious, unroll the joint and stuff it with sun-dried tomatoes, fresh garlic and black olives. Re-roll it and pot roast the joint with a couple of glasses of white wine and a few fresh bay leaves. Peel and cube potatoes and cook them in plenty of olive oil, garlic and rosemary for the ideal side dish."

*All Swaledale beef is heritage breed and raised on independent farms and smallholdings dotted around the wildly beautiful Yorkshire Dales. Slow grown and free to roam on the swath of green hills and valleys; the result is naturally marbled, exceptional tasting beef with an umami taste - rich, dense and flavourful. Our beef brisket is aged on the carcass to intensify its natural grass-fed character. Swaledale Rolled Beef Brisket is Always Fresh Never Frozen®, butchered to order, vacuum packed, and shipped in recyclable packaging to arrive safely insulated and ready to enjoy.