Smothered Beef Brisket

By RuthLouise

OVERNIGHT

Ingredients

• 2 flat cut beef briskets
• 2 Tablespoons seasoning mix (see marinade file)
• 3 large sweet onions, peeled and sliced in half rings
• 8 carrots, chopped
• 5-6 stalks of celery, chipped including tops
• 1 apple, cut into eights
• 2 lemons, sliced
• 2 15-ounce cans tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup yellow mustard
• 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 strips bacon, uncooked

Preparation

Step 1

Rub seasoning mix all over briskets and store in refrigerator overnight.

The next day, make a bed of prepared fruit and vegetables in a large roasting pan. Put the briskets in the bed and cover with a blanket of sauce which is made by combining tomato sauce, brown sugar, mustard and Worcestershire sauce.

Place a strip of bacon atop the blanket of sauce on each brisket. Do this just because bacon needs no reason.

Cook for about 3 1/2 hours at 325 degrees until the liquid in the sauce has evaporated and the meat is very tender. If the sauce is getting too brown before the meat is as tender as you would like, add a litter water to the pan and cover.