This Keto Beef Brisket will melt in your mouth! Amazing flavors and low carb, gluten free!
Beef Brisket
There are so many wonderful cuts of meat, rice eye, sirloin, tenderloin, but one of my favorites, is this delicious, slow cooked, succulent beef brisket. Seared to perfection then baked low and slow for mouthwatering goodness, this brisket meal will please the whole family!
Brisket is a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest of beef or veal. It is normally a tough cut of meat because the brisket is the muscle area that supports about 60% of the weight of the animal. In order to tenderize this meat and needs to be cooked slow through baking, or roasting. Basting it often also helps keep the meat nice and moist. I added my own twist to the recipe by tenderizing the meat through generously salting it overnight which helps to break down the connective tissue yielding a better, more juicy and tender brisket.
Dutch Oven or Slow Cooker
This is the kind of recipe you might want to make on a weekend when you have more time and also have time to baste the meat every hour or so. You could place it in your slow cooker as well, during a busy work week and the meat will be just as tasty, but just know 8-10 hours on low is preferable as opposed to cooking it on high for a shorter period of time. I prefer the roasting method in my Dutch oven as I do feel it yields the best flavor, but slow cooking will work if you prefer it.
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Keto Diet
Being on the keto diet, my hubby and I are true carnivore lovers. We love all kinds of meat but the one switch that converted my husband to the keto diet after many many years of not wanting to try it was when I made the switch to higher fat meats as opposed to lean meats. My hubby saw this awesome change in our meats choices and was finally ready to make the changes needed because he felt if he could eat all these higher fat meats and could lose weight, he was all in. When I was doing just a lower carb diet, I chose leaner meats and it wasn't as satisfying so this change really converted my husband. If you're unsure of the difference in a Low Carb diet versus a Keto diet, this post explains all about it.
Meal Planning
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Keto Beef Brisket
Keto Beef Brisket
Ingredients
- 4 pounds beef brisket
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil
- 2 cups beef bone broth
- ½ cup red wine
Instructions
- The night before you'd like to have this for dinner, season the brisket liberally with coarse sea salt and refrigerate covered, overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Allow the meat to sit on the counter for 1 hour before cooking. Mix the garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt and pepper in a small bowl and sprinkle over the brisket, patting it down all over the meat.
- Heat the avocado oil over medium high heat in a Dutch oven. Sear the brisket on all sides for about 5 minutes each side.
- Add broth and wine to the Dutch oven. You can also add any vegetables to the pot like onions, carrots and celery. Cover and place in the oven for 3-4 hours until the meat is fork tender. Baste every hour.
Notes
- I've taken into account that a 4 pound beef brisket which is 64 ounces will shrink about 25% so that leave you with about 48 ounces. For 8 people that is 6 ounces per serving.
- This recipe was first published in April 2019 and updated with video in February 2021.
Nutrition
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
Vanessa
Hi, what can I substitute for red wine, please?
Brenda Bennett
You could swap it with red wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar.
Meagan
I made this last week and it turned out lovely. It’s hard to find a smaller sized brisket where I live but next time I track it down, I’ll definitely make this again.
I also included celery, carrot, and onion in the Dutch oven. They were perfectly roasted by the end of cooking time.
Brenda Bennett
Wonderful!
Jules Stover
I broke my brand new Dutch oven after attempting to sear the meat. The way I understood the directions was to put your Dutch oven directly on the stove to cook. You may want to adjust the directions to pan sear then place in a Dutch oven for baking. A bit of a bummer since this was a wedding gift 😢but also a good learning lesson.
Brenda Bennett
This is correct. I use my Dutch oven on the stove top and sear meat, and make soups, all the time. I'm unsure what happened. Maybe the term Dutch oven is not the same understanding for you? This is my Dutch oven on Amazon; https://amzn.to/4b0Todp
Oven safe for up to 500 degrees as well as stove top.
Em MeP
I pinched the skeleton of your recipe to make a dish from sliced brisket. It's the same flavourings, bite-sized brisket bits, oxo as a stock and a splash of balsamic vinegar instead of wine.
Even though I'm one of those annoying people who has changed your recipe before trying it properly, this was a big win.
Thanks for the idea, my dinner is AMAZING.
Holly Pierson
I made this today, subbed the wine for coca-cola and made it in the IP for 1 hr and natural release.
Kim
Psssst! There are so many wonderful cuts of meat, RICE eye,...?
Mary
Maybe she meant RibEye?
Sage
How would you adjust for a smaller brisket? Mine is 2.4lbs. Thank you!