Tender Brisket

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6


• trimmed beef brisket


• onion soup mix


• kraft zesty italian salad dressing


• 1 (12 ounce) can budweiser beer


• lawry's seasoned salt


• black pepper


• bay leaf


• 2 large onions

Recipe

• 1 line a baking pan with aluminum foil leaving enough overlap to close over top of brisket.


• 2 trim excess fat from brisket and sprinkle liberally with lawry's season salt and black pepper, both sides and ends.


• 3 (brisket can be browned in cast iron skillet in olive oil if you wish) shake zesty italian and pour half the bottle into the foil lined baking pan.


• 4 add brisket to pan.


• 5 sprinkle contents of lipton instant onion soup envelope around pan.


• 6 add 12 ounces of budweiser beer.


• 7 slice open two large onions and add to pan.


• 8 add a bay leaf or two to pan.


• 9 pour remainder of zesty italian dressing over brisket.


• 10 close foil tightly and bake at 325°f for 2 1/2 to 5 hours.


• 11 open foil, turn brisket.


• 12 close foil tightly and bake 2 more hours.


• 13 take brisket from oven.


• 14 it will fall apart.


• 15 it makes the most delicious sandwiches.


• 16 potatoes, carrots and onions can also be added during final hour of cooking.


• 17 the pan drippings make a wonderful sauce.


• 18 it can be thickened with flour, starch or arrowroot.


• 19 don't forget to remove the bay leaf.