Brisket?

Tonight's supper was actually planned the day before by mistake. Kz was out shopping for the Saturday night birthday party when she picked up a brisket instead of a flank steak. When I asked her why she said " Well the brisket was twice the size and half the price". Little did she know that brisket takes 3-4 hours to cook unlike a flank steak which can be grilled in 12 minutes! No harm, no fowl we ran a grabbed the flank for Saturday and now had a nice piece of meat for Sunday Supper.

It has been awhile since Kz an myself have had a nice quiet Sunday supper alone so we decided to have just the 2 of us for tonight. Slow cooked brisket, salad and a nice bottle of wine. Tasty! Normally I would slow cook the brisket in the smoker but of course we are in Minnesota and even though it is May 1, the temp outside is about 40 degrees and the wind is howling. So instead I slow cooked it in the oven with a newly created marinate to cook it in.

menu
mixed green salad
oven roasted brisket

mixed green salad
mixed greens
grape tomatoes
green pepper, chopped
feta cheese
poppy seed dressing

directions
mix all ingredients and toss well. Serve on chilled plates, if desired

oven roasted brisket
ingredients

3 lb brisket, flat cut
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, sliced
1 bottle chili sauce
12 oz beer
2 Tbs Worcestershire sauce
2 Tbs brown sugar
salt and pepper to taste

directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place brisket, fat side up,in shallow roasting pan. Rub garlic on brisket, add salt and pepper. Place sliced onions on top. 

Mix chili sauce, beer, Worcestershire and brown sugar together, pour over brisket.

Cover tightly with foil and bake for 2 hours. After 2 hours flip brisket and continue to cook, covered, for an additional 1-2 hours, until fork tender.

Remove from pan and let rest 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with BBQ sauce if desired.

The finished product is a tender, juicy brisket that melts in your mouth!

The BBQ sauce we used came highly recommended from a friend of my brother in law. When we were in Fort Dodge last weekend Don told us about a sauce made in Iowa that was the best ever. We tried it and are hooked. It has a sweet and smoky flavor that adds a lot to any grilled meat.

Cheers! See you next Sunday.