Coke Brisket

Ingredients:

3 onions, sliced
4 1/2 to 5 lb. beef brisket, well-trimmed
4 cloves garlic, crushed
Salt & pepper, to taste
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tbsp. paprika
1/4 cup apricot jam
2 tbsp. lemon juice
1 cup diet cola


Preparation:
Spray a large roasting pan with non-stick spray.
Place onions in pan; place brisket on top of onions.
Rub meat on all sides with garlic, seasonings, jam and lemon juice.
Pour cola over and around brisket.
Marinate for an hour at room temperature or overnight in the refrigerator.

Oven Cooking:
Preheat oven to 325°F. Cook covered.
Allow 45 minutes per lb. as the cooking time, until meat is fork tender.
Uncover meat for the last hour and baste it occasionally.
Remove from oven and cool completely.

Crock Pot Cooking:
Cover crockpot and cook on Low 8-10 hours

For both cooking methods:
Refrigerate overnight, if possible.
Discard hardened fat which congeals on the surface.
Slice brisket thinly across the grain, trimming away any fat.
Reheat slices in the defatted pan juices.


For Gravy:
Remove brisket from the slow cooker place on serving plate, and cover tightly with foil.
Turn crockpot temperature to High.
Mix 1½ Tbsp. flour with 1/4 cup water
Add to crockpot, and bring to a boil, stirring frequently with wire whisk.


Yield: 12 servings. Reheats and/or freezes well.

 
Nutritional Information: 293 calories per serving, 14.3 g fat (6.4 g saturated), 103 mg cholesterol, 33 g protein, 6 g carbohydrate, 84 mg sodium, 385 mg potassium, 3 mg iron, <1 g fiber, 19 mg calcium.

 Brisket is quite high in fat, so serve it on special occasions. Cola makes the meat very tender.

Source: Healthy Helpings/MealLeaniYumm!