Cooking with Colm O'Gorman: Slow-cooked buffalo brisket with barbecue sauce

"It is a relatively simple dish, and though it takes a while to cook, it needs very little attention."

Our daughter stopped eating meat a few years ago, for environmental and ethical reasons. It is a decision I of course support, even if it means that family meals are a little more complicated to manage on occasion. 

I also love vegetarian food, provided they are wholefoods and not overly processed ‘meat alternatives’, and I love seafood. Her decision did prompt me to reflect a lot more on the sustainability of our household diet, and while I am not ready to give up meat, I have made some changes to what we buy and eat as a result. We eat more fish for example, and I have become even more conscious of where my food comes from than previously. I still eat meat regularly, but I try and ensure that it is locally produced. Reducing food miles, the distance that food is transported to get to the consumer, is an important part of the mix in efforts to improve the sustainability of our diets and lifestyles.