Old-Fashioned Beef Brisket

Name: Old-Fashioned Beef Brisket
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Yield: 12 servings.
Cuisine: Jewish
Ingredients: 1 fresh beef brisket (4 pounds); 2 tablespoons canola oil; 2 large sweet onions, sliced; 2 cups ketchup; 2 cups water; 1/2 cup dry red wine or beef broth

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 3 hours YIELD: 12 servings.

Tender slices of beef smothered in onions in a sweet tomato sauce give this entrée an old-fashioned feel. It is simple to prepare and delicious comfort food.

Ingredients

1 fresh beef brisket (4 pounds)
2 tablespoons canola oil
2 large sweet onions, sliced
2 cups ketchup
2 cups water
1/2 cup dry red wine or beef broth

Directions

1. In an oven-proof Dutch oven, brown meat in oil on all sides; drain. Top with onions. Combine the ketchup, water and wine; pour over meat and onions.
2. Cover and bake at 350° for 3 to 3-1/2 hours or until meat is tender. Let stand for 5 minutes. Thinly slice brisket across the grain. Thicken sauce if desired; serve with beef.

Nutrition Facts

4 ounces cooked beef: 277 calories, 9g fat (3g saturated fat), 64mg cholesterol, 562mg sodium, 15g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 0 fiber), 31g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1 starch.

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