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••••ONION AND PEPPER BRAISED

••••BRISKET!!

Onion and Pepper Braised Brisket

• Prep Time
  20 MIN
• Total Time
  3 HR 0 MIN
• Servings
  8

INGREDIENTS 

2 tablespoons olive oil 

2

medium onions, halved, sliced

2

red or orange bell peppers, sliced

1/4

cup packed brown sugar

1

package (1.1 oz) onion recipe and dip soup mix

1

bottle (12 oz) chili sauce

1/2

teaspoon salt

1/2

teaspoon pepper 

1

fresh beef brisket (not corned beef), 3 lb

DIRECTIONS

• 1 Heat oven to 325°F. In 4-quart ovenproof Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Cook onions and bell peppers in oil 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender and beginning to brown.
• 2 In medium bowl, mix brown sugar, soup mix, chili sauce, salt and pepper. Move vegetables to side of Dutch oven. Place beef, fat side up, in Dutch oven; pour sauce over beef. Spoon vegetables over beef.
• 3 Cover; bake 1 hour 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 1 hour longer or until beef is tender. Cover; let stand 10 minutes.
• 4 Cut beef across grain into thin slices. Serve with vegetables and any remaining pan juices.