Sweet and Sour Brisket Recipe

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Here’s one dish that never gets old in our house. Tender and juicy, with a great sweet and sour twist. We’d eat it every night if we could! —Jolie Albertazzie, Moreno Valley, California

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Sweet and Sour Brisket Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 8 hours

Yield: 10 Servings

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Ingredients

1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
1 medium onion, halved and thinly sliced
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 fresh beef brisket (3 pounds)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the tomatoes, onion, raisins, brown sugar, lemon juice and garlic. Pour half into a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker coated with cooking spray.
Sprinkle meat with salt and pepper. Transfer to slow cooker. Top with remaining tomato mixture. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until meat is tender.
Remove brisket to a serving platter and keep warm. Skim fat from cooking juices. Thinly slice meat across the grain. Serve with tomato mixture. Yield: 10 servings.

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

Nutritional Facts 4 ounces cooked beef with 1/3 cup sauce equals 248 calories, 6 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 58 mg cholesterol, 272 mg sodium, 19 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 30 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1 starch.

Originally published as Sweet and Sour Brisket in Healthy Cooking February/March 2012, p50