Sandra’s Famous Brisket
by Eliza Gellis


Notes
Slice against the grain.
Brisket should be soft and falling apart.
Pairing suggestion: serve with carrots and potatoes.
Ingredients
1 brisket (with fat cap)
3 to 5 large yellow onions, cut into wedges
1 7-oz/200g jar minced garlic in oil
Salt and pepper (to taste)
1/4 C/59 mL water, broth, or stock
Method
Preheat oven to 450°F/232°C.
Cut onions into wedges and place loosely in the bottom of a greased roasting dish.
Season the brisket with salt and pepper to taste. Rub the brisket with minced garlic all over.
Place the brisket, fat cap up/meat side down, on top of onions. Add the liquid to the roasting dish.
Cover with foil and and roast for 20 minutes at 450°F/232°C.
After 20 minutes, turn the temperature down to 275°F/135° C and roast for 7 to 8 more hours.
Remove from oven and slice. Serve with onions and au jus.