Onion Soup Brisket

This is truly a melt-in-your mouth brisket.

Ingredients

Equipment

• 1 large baking pan

Brisket

• 1 (3 pound) beef brisket
• 1 packet Lipton onion soup mix, with or without mushrooms
• 3/4 cup cold water
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1 teaspoon light brown sugar (optional)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced, or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 medium onion, sliced thinly

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Mix together soup mix, water, ketchup, garlic, black pepper and sugar, if using, until combined.
3. Pour into pan, lay brisket over sauce then turn over a few times to coat the brisket.
4. Place sliced onions over brisket.
5. Cover pan rather loosely with aluminum foil.
6. Bake for about 3 hours or until brisket is tender.
7. Let sit in the pan for about 15 minutes before slicing.

Attribution

Photo credit: (c) Can Stock Photo / fahrwasser