Easy Brisket

By Gigi57

Ingredients

• 1 beef brisket, trimmed (about 6 pounds)
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 envelope (about 1 ounce) dry onion soup and recipe mix
• 1 cup cold water
• 2 cans (16 ounces each) whole berry cranberry sauce
• 2 large onions, sliced (about 2 cups)
• 2 pounds fresh whole baby carrots, green tops removed
• (potatoes cut small & peeled would also be good to serve with this)

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Heat the oven to 350°F. Season the beef with the black pepper. Stir the soup mix, water and cranberry sauce in a medium bowl.
Place the beef into a 6-quart ovenproof saucepot. Top with the onion.
Bake for 15 minutes. Add the carrots to the saucepot. Pour the soup mixture over all. Cover the saucepot.
Bake for 2 hours or until the beef is fork-tender. Serve the gravy and carrots with the beef.
(potatoes cut small & peeled would also be good to serve with this)