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.