Cowboy's Brisket Recipe

Very bold brisket recipe

• Meal Type: Entree
• Ethnicity: American
• Holiday Category: N/A
• Preparation Time: Over 1 hour, less than 1 day

Ingredients

• 4 lb First Cut Brisket Of Beef
• 3 Cloves Garlic, Slivered
• 3 Cloves Gralic, Crushed
• 4 Large Onions, Thinly Sliced
• 1 c Apple Cider Vinegar
• 1 1/2 T Bacon Fat
• 1 C Strong Black Coffee
• Salt & Pepper, To Taste
• 1/2 c Water

Directions

1. With a long thin, sharp knife, make slits in the meat and insert the slivers of garlic
2. Place the meat in a bowl, spread 1 sliced onion and the crushed garlic over the meat, and pour in the vinegar
3. Marinate for 6 hours at room temperature or overnight in the refrigerator, turning several times
4. When ready to cook, prehaeat the oven to 350 degrees F
5. Heat the bacon fat in a deep, heavy skillet large enough to hold the brisket
6. Remove the brisket from the marinade and discard the onion nd vinegar
7. Dry with paper towels
8. Brown the meat well on all sides
9. Remove brisket to a platter
10. In the fat remaining in the skillet, saute the remaining sliced onions until deeply browned
11. Pour in 1/2 cup coffee
12. Bring to a boil, stirring and scraping the bottom of the skillet to loosen the browned bits
13. Spread the onions and liquid from the skillet in a shallow baking dish
14. Place the brisket on the onions
15. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper to taste