cowboy's brisket

How To Make cowboy's brisket

• Step 1
  With a long thin, sharp knife, make slits in the meat and insert the slivers of garlic.
• Step 2
  Place the meat in a bowl, spread 1 sliced onion and the crushed garlic over the meat, and pour in the vinegar.
• Step 3
  Marinate for 6 hours at room temperature or overnight in the refrigerator, turning several times.
• Step 4
  When ready to cook, prehaeat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Step 5
  Heat the bacon fat in a deep, heavy skillet large enough to hold the brisket.
• Step 6
  Remove the brisket from the marinade and discard the onion in vinegar.
• Step 7
  Dry with paper towels.
• Step 8
  Brown the meat well on all sides.
• Step 9
  Remove brisket to a platter.
• Step 10
  In the fat remaining in the skillet, saute the remaining sliced onions until deeply browned.
• Step 11
  Pour in 1/2 cup coffee.
• Step 12
  Bring to a boil, stirring and scraping the bottom of the skillet to loosen the browned bits.
• Step 13
  Spread the onions and liquid from the skillet in a shallow baking dish.
• Step 14
  Place the brisket on the onions.
• Step 15
  Season with salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
• Step 16
  Pour in the remaining coffee and water.
• Step 17
  Cover tightly with foil and place in oven for 1/2 hour.
• Step 18
  Turn the oven down to 250 degrees and bake for an additional 2 hours or until meat is very tender.
• Step 19
  Slice the brisket thinly against the grain.
• Step 20
  Skim the fat from the pan liquid.
• Step 21
  Return the meat slices to the pan.
• Step 22
  Serve at once or refrigerate for later use.
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