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Barbecued Beef Brisket Recipe

This tasty brisket conveniently bakes for hours, allowing you lots of time to prepare the rest of the meal. Leftovers make delicious sandwiches.

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Diabetic Friendly

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Barbecued Beef Brisket Recipe

Prep: 30 min. + marinating Bake: 2-1/2 hours + standing

Yield: 10-12 Servings

30 150 180

Ingredients

1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion salt
1/2 teaspoon celery salt
1 fresh beef brisket (4 pounds)
3 to 4 teaspoons Liquid Smoke, optional
3 cups water, divided
1 cup ketchup
1/2 cup chopped onion
6 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, divided
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1 teaspoon celery seed
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

Combine the garlic powder, onion salt and celery salt; rub over brisket. Place in a large resealable plastic bag; sprinkle with Liquid Smoke if desired. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate overnight.
For sauce, in a large saucepan, combine 2 cups water, ketchup, onion, 4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, celery seed, pepper and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool; cover and refrigerate.
Place the brisket in a Dutch oven; add remaining water and Worcestershire sauce to pan. Cover tightly. Bake at 325° for 1-1/2 hours; drain.
Baste with sauce. Bake, uncovered, 1-2 hours longer or until meat is tender. Let stand for 20 minutes; thinly slice across the grain. Yield: 10-12 servings.

Editor's Note: This is a fresh beef brisket, not corned beef.

Nutritional Facts 4 ounces equals 239 calories, 7 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 64 mg cholesterol, 625 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 31 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1 starch.

Originally published as Barbecued Beef Brisket in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2006, p234