How to Make Tender Beef Brisket

Trying to make a beef brisket tender can be difficult sometimes. After making brisket for years this is a recipe that is simple and delivers a great brisket every time!!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Brisket preferably in vacuumed packed bag.
• Onion Soup Mix
• Vidalia Onions
• Salt /Pepper
• Garlic Powder
• Beer (Domestic)
• Water
• Corn Starch or Flour
• Baking Dish/ Lid
• Sauce Pan
• Baster (Liquid extractor)

1. Purchase a fresh beef brisket from you butcher or in the store in a vacuumed packed bag ( which tends to be more tender). Remember that briskets shrink sometimes to half the original size so it is better to buy a larger cut than a smaller cut.

2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place the brisket in your pan. Next take 1/2 onion soup mix and mix with a 1/2 cup of beer. Pour over brisket.

3. Next lightly salt and pepper the brisket.

4. Next light apply garlic powder to the brisket.

5. Next slice 2 large vidalia onions and place around and on top of brisket. Pour remaining beer around the brisket. Cover and cook at 350.

6. Check every 20 min. and remove excess liquid with a baster and put in small sauce pan for gravy. Keep cooking covered for three to four hours until fork tender. Remove brisket and cover with foil.

7. Heat saucepan with brisket liquid. Next add to tablespoons of cornstarch to 1/4 cup of cold water and mix well. Slowly add to hot gravy and stir until gravy starts to slightly thicken. Left over onions can be added to the gravy.

8. Next carve meat against the grain in thin slices and serve with gravy.

Tips & Warnings

• You can also use flour for gravy.

[static404]

on 9/9/2009 Sounds like a wonderful recipe. Thank you for sharing it here.

[godfather25]

on 7/19/2009 This looks like a great recipe.