'things Go Better With Coke' Brisket

Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 beef brisket (approx. 4 lbs.- 1st or 2nd cut)
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped celery
• salt, pepper
• 2 cloves crushed garlic
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup hot water
• 1 tablespoon onion soup mix
• 1 (1 1/2 ounce) package spaghetti sauce mix
• 1 cup cola

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 f degrees.
• 2 place meat in a large roasting pan and cover with oil on all sides.
• 3 sprinkle on onions and celery.
• 4 season with salt, pepper and paprika.
• 5 place crushed garlic on top.
• 6 mix ketchup with hot water, onion soup powder and dry spaghetti mix to dissolve dry ingredients.
• 7 add cola and pour mixture over meat.
• 8 roast 2 1/2- 3 hours, covered with foil, opening to baste every 20-30 minutes.
• 9 serve sliced when done, or slice entire brisket and reheat in gravy next day (30 minutes in a 350 f. oven for extra tender slices).