Beef Brisket on Buns Recipe

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Deb Waggoner of Grand Island, Nebraska notes, “This beef turns out tender and delicious every time!”

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Beef Brisket on Buns Recipe

Prep: 25 min. + standing Bake: 5 hours

Yield: 16 Servings

25 180 205

Ingredients

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
1 fresh beef brisket (4 to 5 pounds)
2 cups water
1 cup ketchup
1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons Liquid Smoke, optional
1 teaspoon chili powder
16 to 20 sandwich buns, split, optional

Directions

Combine the ginger and mustard; rub over brisket. Place on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 2 hours.
Let stand for 20 minutes. Thinly slice meat across the grain. Place in a foil-lined 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. In a bowl, combine the water, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, Liquid Smoke if desired and chili powder; pour over meat. Cover tightly with foil; bake 3 hours longer or until tender. Serve on buns if desired. Yield: 16 servings.

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

Nutritional Facts 3 ounces (calculated without bun) equals 171 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 48 mg cholesterol, 313 mg sodium, 7 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 23 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat.

Originally published as Beef Brisket on Buns in Taste of Home August/September 2005, p 48