Brisket Tacos

Recipe courtesy Ricardo Avila, owner of Avila's Mexican Restaurant in Dallas, TX

Show: Diners, Drive-ins and DivesEpisode: Mama's Cookin'

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (3)

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Cook Time:
4 hr 30 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 to 8 servings

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Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 4 hr 30 min
Total:: 4 hr 45 min

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Ingredients

1 (3-pound) brisket
3 garlic cloves
1/2 bottle dry wine
1 cup water
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
2 large onions, sliced
Tortillas
Salsa

Directions

For the brisket tacos:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Make narrow incisions in the brisket and insert garlic cloves. Lay the brisket, fat side up, in a large roasting pan. Make sure the pan is large enough to hold all of the liquids. Pour the wine and water into the pan over the brisket. Season with salt and pepper and evenly distribute the onions. Cover the pan with foil and put in oven for 4 1/2 hours. (Time is based on a 1 1/2 hour to 1 pound ratio). Remove the pan from the oven to a cutting board. Slice the brisket and serve in flour tortillas with your favorite salsa.

This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.

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Comments & Reviews

recipe Brisket Tacos
Tiffany Sarasota, FL 01-05-2010
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Excellent!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The secret here is the wine...I have tried brisket many times and none has been as tender as this. I hear people use beer,... water, stock, etc. but the brisket isn't as tender. I used almost an entire bottle of dry red wine and a cup of water to begin. I had to add more water (several cups at a time) 2 hours into cooking and again at 4.5 hours. I had a 4 pound brisket so I cooked it for 5 hours and 30 min on 350. If you don't add water 2 hours in, it will burn for sure so make sure you check it. We had the brisket with corn tortillas and a tomatillo salsa (Tyler Florence recipe) and sour cream. I will make again and again...and I told my hubby that the wine (instead using of beer, water, stock) is our little "family" secret! Read more
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Amalia Dallas, TX 07-28-2009
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Great recipe!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My dad currently works at Avila's as a cook. He keeps telling me that the most popular plate there are the brisket tacos. ... Not being bias or anything (LOL), I think the cook is right! Great show, thanks!! Thanks for showing some love Guy!!Read more
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Patricia Dallas, TX 07-26-2009
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Great recipe!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Please note that DJ and Yocelyn Suarez are incorrectly listed as the owners of the restaurant, perhaps they are featured in... a different episode. Ricardo Avila and family are the owners of Avila's. Read more