Hanukkah Brisket

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (3 -4 lb) fresh beef brisket
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 dash salt
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 3 medium carrots, chopped
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 3 onions, chopped
• 1 (7 1/2 ounce) can tomatoes, cut up
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1 (2 ounce) envelope onion soup mix
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 2 bay leaves

Recipe

• 1 trim excess fat from brisket. sprinkle with pepper and salt.
• 2 place flour in a large oven cooking bag and shake. add brisket. set bag in a large roasting pan.
• 3 combine carrots, celery, onions, undrained tomatoes, wine, soup mix, basil and bay leaves. pour ontop of brisket.
• 4 close bag; cut slits in top of bag and seal.
• 5 roast in a 325º oven for 2-1/2 to 3 hours or until tender.
• 6 remove bay leaves.
• 7 slice meat across the grain into 1/4 inch thick slices.
• 8 skim fat from pan juices and serve with meat.