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peggi's beer brisket

(4 ratings)
Recipe by
Peggi Anne Tebben
Granbury, TX

I started making this in the last restaurant I worked at. I can't remember where I got the recipe, but it is very tender & very good when done.

(4 ratings)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 4 Hr

Ingredients For peggi's beer brisket

  • 1 (4 pound) beef brisket,
  • salt to taste
  • 1 large onion, sliced
  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) can beer
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 cube beef bouillon
  • 2 tablespoons coarsely ground black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons water

How To Make peggi's beer brisket

  • 1
    Preheat the oven to 350°. You may use an electric roaster also.
  • 2
    Season the beef brisket with salt, and place in a baking dish. Cover the entire roast with onion slices.
  • 3
    In a medium bowl, mix together the beer, brown sugar, beef bouillon, pepper, garlic bay leaf and thyme. Pour over the roast. Cover with aluminum foil. If using a roaster, don't use foil.
  • 4
    Bake for 4 hours in the preheated oven. The brisket should be forktender.
  • 5
    Mix together the cornstarch and water; stir into the juices in the baking dish to thicken. Remove the bay leaf.
  • 6
    Slice & serve the meat.
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