Hanukkah Brisket - Andrew Zimmern

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons dried thyme
• 2 tablespoons sweet paprika
• 2 tablespoons dried sage
• 1 tablespoon freshly ground pepper
• 1 tablespoon fine sea salt, plus more for seasoning
• One 10-pound whole beef brisket
• 1/4 cup grapeseed oil
• 8 medium onions (3 pounds) sliced
• 2 cups beef stock or low-sodium broth
• 1 cup Banyuls vinegar or aged red wine vinegar
• 1 cup tomato puree
• 10 garlic cloves, peeled
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 fennel bulbs, each cut through the core into 1 1/2-inch wedges