Chinook Planks
Take advantage of specials prices to serve simple,
elegant baked salmon.

Put beef on the table
for Hanukkah

In time for tomorrow's start of Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights, beef brisket is 99 cents a pound at Safeway (point cut) and $1.99 at Times.

Also, snag best-buy Atlantic salmon for $3.99 a pound at Safeway and king salmon fillets for $4.99 at Star Markets. Bake the salmon on cedar and alder planks from the Seattle-based Chinook Planks company.

Use the fragrant wood planks to cook poultry, meat and vegetables as well as fish. To order a $45 plank, accessories or a cookbook, call 1-800-765-4408.

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Holiday Brisket

1 beef brisket (5 to 6 pounds), very well trimmed
Salt and pepper
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups sliced onions
1-1/2 cups ketchup
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 pound carrots, peeled and sliced on diagonal, 1/2-inch thick
1 pound small yams, peeled and sliced 1/2-inch thick
2 cups (12 ounces) pitted prunes

Season brisket on all sides with salt and pepper. Place in a shallow roasting pan. Evenly top with, in order, garlic, onions, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce and thyme.

Add water to a depth of 1/4 inch. Cover loosely with aluminum foil and roast 3 hours at 325 degrees. During entire roasting time, baste occasionally and add water if needed to maintain 1/4-inch level.

Add carrots around brisket; cover and roast 45 minutes. Add yams and prunes; roast 1 hour or until vegetables and brisket are tender. Let stand 10 minutes. Slice brisket across the grain. Serve with prunes, vegetables and pan juices. Accompany with potato latkes. Makes 8 servings.

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Approximate nutritional analysis (per 5-ounce serving brisket): 632 calories, 23 grams fat, 129 milligrams cholesterol, 783 milligrams sodium. *

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Staff and wire reports