Barbecue Beef Brisket

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 -5 lbs beef brisket
• 1 teaspoon salt and pepper (to taste)
• 3 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 -2 garlic clove, minced
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 3 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 small lemon, thinly sliced
• 1 dash liquid smoke

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle roast with salt and pepper.
• 2 roast in a covered roaster at 325 degrees for 3 to 4 hours or until tender; cool and refrigerate a short while for easier slicing.
• 3 mix remaining ingredients together except for the lemon.
• 4 cut off excess fat on roast and slice meat thinly. cut across the grain.
• 5 place layers of meat in a 9 by 12 casserole dish and top each layer with sauce. i usually get 2 layers of meat with a 5 pound brisket.
• 6 put thinly sliced lemon over the top layer, cover and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until heated through.
• 7 remove lemon slices before serving.
• 8 this freezes well; thaw overnight and then reheat. i remove lemon slices before freezing.