Lulu’s Beef Brisket

This recipe was passed down from my Mom, who her grandkids referred to as Lulu, giving it the name Lulu’s Beef Brisket.

In our family it was traditionally served every Christmas. It is a tried and true family recipe. The brisket marinates in italian dressing over night which really helps flavor the meat prior to cooking. The flavor combination of the tangy cranberries with the sweet hint of brown sugar mixed and the barbecue sauce come together to form a wonderfully comforting meal. Lulu’s Beef Brisket goes perfect with dinner rolls, some sort of potato like garlic mashed potatoes or roasted potato wedges and a simple spring mix salad. Whether your looking for a warm comforting meal for a cold day, or a special recipe to serve up on a holiday, Lulu’s Beef Brisket will not disappoint.

The picture below is the original recipe from my Mom that she included in a handmade recipe book that she created for me one Christmas. This is one of my favorite gifts I have ever been given from her and is quite frayed at the edges from the constant use it gets. I am so glad she took the time to make this handmade book that contains all of her most treasured recipes and holiday classics that I can refer back to and recreate for years to come and pass down to my own children one day.

Lulu’s Beef Brisket

This recipe features a marinated beef brisket baked in the oven with flavors of cranberry, brown sugar, and barbecue. Slowly cooked and juices reserved this brisket ends up tender, flavorful, delicious, and melts in your mouth!

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Course Main Course

Servings 8

Ingredients

  

• 5 lbs Beef Brisket
• 1 Bottle Italian Dressing
• 1 Cup Brown Sugar
• 1 Cup Barbecue Sauce
• 1 Cup Fresh Cranberries
• Salt & Pepper to taste

Instructions

 

• Marinate the brisket in Italian dressing over night
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees
• Remove the meat from the Italian dressing, place in baking dish and wrap in aluminum foil
  
• Bake at 300 degrees for 3.5 hours, remove foil and cook for additional half hour longer
• Remove from oven and let cool (reserving juices) place in fridge overnight (freeze if desired and save for later use, when ready to serve defrost meat and continue remaining steps below)
• Drain the juice from the pan into large mixing bowl and mix with brown sugar, barbecue sauce and cranberries
• Cover the brisket with this sauce and bake at 350 degrees until warmed through and pulls apart easily with a fork, approx. 30 mins.
  
• Slice meat against the grain or shred gently with forks (whichever you prefer) and pour sauce over top and serve!
  

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