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mom's three brisket recipes

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Helaine Norman
Sunrise, FL

In memory of my late mother-in-law and in honor of my late husand who loved his mom's cooking I submit these wonderful brisket recipes together since she made each one of them often, certainly for most holiday meals. I am grateful to what she taught me about cooking when I could barely boil water. While over the years I modified many of the recipes, these remain the same. They are the epitomy of the type of comfort food we enjoyed around her table.

(1 rating)
yield 8 to 10
method Roast

Ingredients For mom's three brisket recipes

  • 3-5 lb
    beef brisket for each recipe
  • RECIPE I (FOR THE BRISKET)
  • 1 pkg
    dry onion soup mix
  • 1/2 c
    water
  • 3
    or more idaho potatoes, peeled and sliced in half
  • RECIPE II (FOR THE BRISKET)
  • 1 can
    6 ounce size, tomato sauce
  • 1 pkg
    dry onion soup mix
  • brown sugar to taste
  • 3
    or more idaho potatoes, peeled and sliced in half
  • RECIPE III (FOR THE BRISKET)
  • 1
    onion, sliced
  • 1 bottle
    kitchen bouquet
  • 1 bottle
    chili sauce
  • brown sugar to taste
  • pepper to taste
  • garlic powder to taste
  • fresh garlic. crushed. to taste
  • 1
    bay leaf
  • 1/2 c
    water
  • 3
    or more, idaho potatoes, peeled and sliced in half

How To Make mom's three brisket recipes

  • 1
    Directions are the same for each recipe. Put enough heavy-duty foil in roasting pan so it can be foldsed together at top and side to seal well. Put all ingredients on top of meat. Cover and bake at 325 degrees or lower for at least 4 hours, until it is fork tender. (Slow cooking til done enough is key!) Remove meat from roaster. Keep potatoes warm while allowing meat to cool just enough to slice ACROSS the grain fairly then. Return sliced meat to the gravy in the roasting pan. Seal again with that foil. Cover and heat in the gravy for about another 1/2 hour. Or, slice and put into refrigerator until time to reheat in the same manner.
  • 2
    I love making the main dish because I can put it in the oven early, go about my day and have plenty of time to make everything else while it is roasting. No last minute rush to get it done altogether in time.
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