My good friend decided that she wanted to throw a birthday party for her boyfriend. There were two problems 1. She doesn’t cook and 2. They are Kosher which makes it even harder. She called during her planning process and asked me for help . After some contemplation, I told her I would make the meat but definitely not everything else….too much work! She happily agreed and I sent her my shopping list. I was not going to buy the Kosher ingredients as well. I wouldn’t even know where to start, let alone store it. She bought the sides and dessert from a local kosher caterer. The day of the party I prepared this recipe for beef brisket. It a recipe from Tyler Florence but I made a few changes: 1. cooked the meat for 5 hours 2. after meat was tender I removed the vegetable onto a serving dish 3. thickened the sauce with a roux (olive oil instead of butter….this is kosher remember) and served it along side the meat. My friend served traditional Jewish sides like Challa bread, Zucchini salad, almond rice and some vegetables. Everyone loved it and we had an amazing time.
