Beef Brisket with Cranberry Gravy

Name: Beef Brisket with Cranberry Gravy
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 h 30 min
Total time: 5 h 45 min
Yield: 12 servings.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Dinner Recipes, Comfort Food Recipes
Ingredients: 1 medium onion, sliced; 1 fresh beef brisket (3 pounds), halved; 1 can (14 ounces) jellied cranberry sauce; 1/2 cup thawed cranberry juice concentrate; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 1/4 cup cold water

With just a few minutes of hands-on work, this tender beef brisket simmers into a delectable entree. “The meat and gravy are great for sandwiches and leftovers the next day,” Noelle LaBrecque relates from Round Rock, Texas.

Ingredients

1 medium onion, sliced
1 fresh beef brisket (3 pounds), halved
1 can (14 ounces) jellied cranberry sauce
1/2 cup thawed cranberry juice concentrate
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water

Directions

Place onion in a 5-qt. slow cooker; top with brisket. Combine cranberry sauce and juice concentrate; pour over beef. Cover and cook on low for 5-1/2 to 6 hours or until meat is tender.
Remove brisket and keep warm. Strain cooking juices, discarding onion; skim fat. Place in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth; gradually stir into the pan. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Thinly slice brisket across the grain; serve with gravy.

Editor's Note

This is a fresh beef brisket, not corned beef.

Nutrition Facts

3 ounce-weight: 225 calories, 5g fat (2g saturated fat), 48mg cholesterol, 46mg sodium, 21g carbohydrate (14g sugars, 1g fiber), 23g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1-1/2 starch.

Originally published as Brisket with Cranberry Gravy in Light & Tasty October/November 2006

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cgormley54

Dec 18, 2011

Made it for our progressive dinner. Was wonderful and so easy to prepare. Gave us more time to visit and not worry about the main course. Very very tasty.
RobMarsh_Jax

Mar 12, 2011

I had a hard time finding the the concentrate so I used a cranberry blend
MysteryLover

Jan 9, 2009

This is a great recipe. The flavor is excellent. It is easy to make and reasonable.