Delmonico's Beef Brisket Daube | Emerils.com

Ingredients

• One 4 to 5 pound beef brisket
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 3 medium onions, chopped
• 3 large ribs of celery, chopped
• 1 large bell pepper, chopped
• ¼ cup minced garlic
• One 6 ounce can tomato paste
• 3 cups dry red wine
• 3 bay leaves
• Bouquet of fresh thyme sprigs
• 1 quart chicken stock
• Three 28-ounce cans of whole tomatoes, puréed
• 1 ½ teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon cayenne