Brisket

My first ever Brisket was delicious thanks to the Pioneer Woman! It was my first time tasting and making a brisket and it was sooo good! She calls it "Tangy Tomato Brisket" and it was so juicy and tender! It's a pretty simple recipe too as long as you have patience! I hope you enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 5-8 pounds beef brisket ( I used 9 pounds because they were out of the smaller sizes,you can ask the butcher to trim the fat or trim it yourself)
• 1 20-24 ounce bottle of ketchup 
• 1 package of dry onion soup mix
• 1 cup water
• Any spices you'd like, but it is wonderful without any!

Directions:

• In a medium bowl mix together the ketchup and onion mix 
  
• Mix in the water and other spices and set aside
• Now you can trim any excess fat and put the brisket in a large pan, I used a heavy duty aluminum pan as directed by the pioneer woman 
  
• Then pour the mixture onto the beef and make sure every part, front and bottom side to side, has been covered!
• TIGHTLY wrap the top of the pan with aluminum foil and refrigerate over night
• The next day preheat your oven to 275 degrees
• Then, with the aluminum foil still tightly on, put the brisket in the oven!!
• At the half way point of the cooking, I flipped the beef over but that is totally optional
• I cooked mine for 9 hours, but I would do 1 hour for every pound

• To check if it is done, put two forks in the middle and it should easily spread apart (fork tender)
• Slice then keep warm or serve!!!

This goes great on hamburger buns! And if you are in a hurry you don't have to marinate it overnight, it just allows for more time for the flavor to set in.