CR Barbecued Beef Brisket

This is a spicy barbecue sauce, Texas style - more piquant than sweet. Beef brisket can be very healthy. Braised at low heat in a nutritious sauce full of antioxidant vitamins, it provides plenty of B vitamins and lean protein. Braising at low temperatures should minimize the amounts of AGEs produced. Trimming of all fat is necessary to get the amount of saturated fat to an acceptable level.

Barbecue Brisket

3 lb. of brisket, completely trimmed of ALL fat
1/4 cup vinegar
1 T. mustard
3 T. picante
1/2 jar of barbecue sauce
1 large can of crushed tomatoes
1 medium onion, chopped
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp worchestershire sauce
1 tsp lime or lemon juice
1 T. molasses salt and pepper to taste
chile powder to taste
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp coriander

Mix all the ingredients in a covered roaster big enough to fit the brisket, stirring just to distribute ingredients evenly. Immerse brisket in the sauce. Put in a 275 degree oven and cook for 3-4 hours. Remove lid and cook for another 1-2 hours until the sauce cooks down. Check occasionally to make sure the sauce is not too reduced. Remove the brisket and slice. It should be very tender and falling apart. We use an electric knife. Put back in the sauce and let it sit in the oven with the heat turned off for another 15 minutes - if you can stand to wait.