Eema's Cranberry Onion Brisket

Name: Eema's Cranberry Onion Brisket
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 7 pounds brisket (first cut); 1 pound baby carrots; 2 large onions -- sliced; 2 packages dry onion soup mix -- unreconstituted; 3/4 cup packed brown sugar; 2 cans whole cranberries (not the jelly)

5 steps

Prep:10minCook:4h

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:04:03 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories1014.4 kcal (51%)

Total Fat64.2 g (92%)

Carbs42.6 g (16%)

Sugars24.8 g (28%)

Protein63.9 g (128%)

Sodium1407.7 mg (70%)

Fiber4.8 g (17%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

7 poundsbrisket

first cut

1 poundbaby carrots

2onions

large, sliced

2 packagesdry onion soup mix

unreconstituted

¾ cupbrown sugar

packed

2 canswhole cranberries

not the jelly

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

OvenPreheat

Step 2

Place the brisket in a pan, fat side up. Slice the onion and place the rings along with the carrots around the meat. Sprinkle the onion soup mix on top of the meat, pressing to adhere. Sprinkle the brown sugar over the meat.

Step 3

Bake uncovered for 1 hour to "set."

Step 4

Remove brisket from oven and distribute the cranberries over the meat. Cover the pan tightly and continue to cook at 300 degrees F for 2-3 hours, until fork-tender.

Step 5

Cool and slice thinly. Add slices to gravy in pan, cover and gently reheat.