Baked Brisket Au Jus
- Ready In:
- 5hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 5 lbs beef brisket
- salt and pepper
- 2 onions, sliced
- 4 stalks celery
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh garlic (optional)
- 1⁄2 cup tomato paste
- 1⁄2 cup tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup brewed coffee
- salt and pepper
directions
- Set oven to 325 degrees.
- Grease a casserole dish (large enough to hold the brisket).
- Sprinkle the celery ribs and one sliced onion in the bottom of the casserole dish.
- Lay the brisket (fat side up) in a roasting pan over the onions.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle the remaining sliced onion and the chopped garlic (if using) over the top of brisket.
- Stir together the tomato paste, tomato sauce and Worcestershire sauce; pour over the brisket.
- Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour.
- Remove from oven and cover tightly with foil; bake for 2 more hours.
- Add coffee, cover and bake for another 2 hours more, checking every 30 minutes for dryness.
- Add 1/4 cup water if necessery.
- Remove the brisket from the pan; let stand for 20 minutes.
- Cut brisket across the grain into thin slices, using a sharp knife.
- Strain the pan drippings, and serve with the brisket.
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