How long to cook brisket in dutch oven

Jump to Recipe

Make delicious and tender slices of beef brisket in your dutch oven with this dutch oven apple cider brisket recipe. The perfect cozy Autumn and Winter dinner to impress and satisfy!

Over here in the Buckley house we're still using up our delicious homemade slow cooker apple cider in unique ways. In addition to apple cider bourbon floats, apple cider pancakes, apple cider syrup and apple cider mimosas, you can now make some insanely delicious apple cider brisket for your Sunday supper or your next brunch.

I really wanted to make a delicious marinade with my apple cider, and knew it would be perfect with some slow roasted beef brisket right out of the dutch oven. I love meals that can be prepared all in one dish, for easy clean up and effortless preparation. 

How to make brisket in a dutch oven

(more detailed instructions below)

Saute your onions until they're very soft. Remove onions and sear brisket on both sides. Add in your marinade and herbs and let the brisket roast for several hours, or until it's soft and tender.

Ingredients you need to make apple cider brisket

• 1 (3 pound) beef brisket
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
•  
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced

  1 cup beef broth

•  
• 1 cup apple cider 
• ½ cup apple cider vinegar
• worechester sauce
• fennel seeds
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• one apple

Step by step instructions on making the best apple cider brisket!

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F or 162 degrees C

• Sprinkle brisket with seasoned salt and black pepper.
• Slice onion and apple thinly. Add oil to dutch oven and turn heat to low. Cook onions and apple together in your dutch oven until transparent, about six minutes. Remove from dutch oven and place them in a bowl while you sear your brisket.
• 

Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sear brisket in hot oil until browned on both sides. 

Whisk marinade together in a bowl.

Add cooked apples and onion on top of brisket. Feel free to add potatoes, carrots, turnips, or any other vegetable you wish to serve. Add fresh rosemary sprigs. Drizzle marinade mixture all over brisket.

Add lid and lace brisket in a preheated oven and bake at 325 degrees for four to five hours, or until very soft and tender.

How does apple cider and apple cider vinegar help brisket:

Apple cider vinegar is usually spritz onto brisket while it smokes. Spraying increases moisture on the surface, allowing for better smoke absorption, but also reducing maximum bark formation. This recipe is made in a dutch oven and is not smoked, therefore the apple cider and apple cider vinegar in our marinade is just for flavor.

Make it a meal:

I add potatoes, apples and carrots right into my dutch oven to cook together. See notes in recipe card.

How to store brisket after it's been cooked:

Store brisket in your refrigerator for up to five days in an air tight container.

Store brisket in your freezer for up to three months in an airtight containrer or sealed bag.

The recipe:

Ingredients

• 1 (3 pound) beef brisket
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 4 medium - large onions, sliced
• 1 apple, sliced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1 cup apple cider
• ½ cup apple cider vinegar
• ¼ cup worechester sauce
• 1 tablespoon fennel seeds
• ½ teaspoon fresh or dried rosemary
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F or 162 degrees C
2. Make a marinade by combining your minched garlic, beef broth, apple cider, apple cider vinegar, worechester sauce, fennel seeds, cayenne pepper and rosemary in a medium sized bowl and mixing well.
3. Add 1 tablespoon of oil to your dutch oven. On the stove top, cook your apple and onion slices on low until they are very soft and translucent. About six minutes. Remove from dutch oven and place in a bowl while you sear your brisket.
4. Add the remaining oil into your dutch oven. On medium heat, sear your brisket on both sides (4-6 minutes each side). Turn off heat.
5. Scoop your apple and onion mixture on top of the brisket.
6. Add your marinade over the brisket, apples and onion.
7. Cover and let cook in your oven for 4-5 hours, or until very soft and tender.
8. Let brisket rest for 10 minutes prior to serving.
   

Notes

If desired, add a few fruit and vegetables (potatoes, carrots, turnips, additional apple) and fresh herbs. I use six sprigs of rosemary. Do not overcrowd the dutch oven too much as your brisket may not get enough liquid and will dry out. I use 4 potatoes and 2-3 carrots each time.

Store brisket in your refrigerator for up to five days in an air tight container.

Store brisket in your freezer for up to three months in an airtight container or sealed bag.