cowboy's brisket

How To Make cowboy's brisket

• 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.
• 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 in 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.
• 16

  Pour in the remaining coffee and water.
• 17

  Cover tightly with foil and place in oven for 1/2 hour.
• 18

  Turn the oven down to 250 degrees and bake for an additional 2 hours or until meat is very tender.
• 19

  Slice the brisket thinly against the grain.
• 20

  Skim the fat from the pan liquid.
• 21

  Return the meat slices to the pan.
• 22

  Serve at once or refrigerate for later use.
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