Braised Brisket

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (6 lb) black angus beef brisket (first cut, approx.)
• 8 ounces beer
• 8 ounces ketchup
• 4 ounces red wine or 4 ounces other flavored vinegar
• 1 envelope onion soup mix

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle beef with fresh ground pepper, pressing in.
• 2 sear beef in large dutch oven on stove top.
• 3 mix other ingredients together in bowl.
• 4 quantities are not crucial.
• 5 pour half onion soup over top of seared beef.
• 6 turn beef and coat other side with soup mix.
• 7 pour sauce over top, cover dutch oven, and roast at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.
• 8 turn oven down to 250 degrees and roast for an additional 3-1/2 hours.
• 9 remove beef from pan and allow to cool slightly.
• 10 slice thinly and across the grain.
• 11 degrease sauce and serve with roasted or mashed potatoes.