Pot Roast Brisket - John Davidsons

Ingredients

• 1 x 1.3kg/3lb lean brisket or silverside joint
• Salt and freshly milled black pepper
• 30ml/2tbsp sunflower oil
• 50g/2oz chorizo sausage, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 red onions, peeled and chopped
• 1 small pumpkin or butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and roughly chopped
• 200ml/7floz good, hot beef stock
• 1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes
• 2 bay leaves
• 30ml/2tbsp freshly chopped thyme leaves