Oven-Baked Brisket

Name: Oven-Baked Brisket
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 4 h 15 min
Total time: 4 h 30 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Ingredients: 1 fresh beef brisket (4 to 5 pounds); 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon onion salt; 1 tablespoon liquid smoke; 2 teaspoons salt; 2 teaspoons pepper; Dash hot pepper sauce; SAUCE:; 1/2 cup ketchup; 3 tablespoons brown sugar; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 teaspoon ground mustard; 3 drops hot pepper sauce; Dash ground nutmeg

Texans like brisket cooked on the smoker, but this recipe offers convenient prep in the oven. Sometimes I make extra sauce to serve on the side. Round out the meal with potato salad and slaw. —Katie Ferrier, Houston, TX

Ingredients

1 fresh beef brisket (4 to 5 pounds)
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon onion salt
1 tablespoon liquid smoke
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons pepper
Dash hot pepper sauce
SAUCE:
1/2 cup ketchup
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon ground mustard
3 drops hot pepper sauce
Dash ground nutmeg

Directions

Place brisket, fat side down, in a 13x9-in. baking dish. In a small bowl, mix Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, onion salt, liquid smoke, salt, pepper and pepper sauce; pour over brisket. Turn brisket fat side up; refrigerate, covered, overnight.
Remove brisket from refrigerator. Preheat oven to 300°. Bake, covered, 4 hours. In a small bowl, combine sauce ingredients. Spread over brisket. Bake, uncovered, 15-30 minutes longer or until tender. Cut diagonally across the grain into thin slices.

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