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Coca Cola Brisket

This knee-wobbling tender Coca cola brisket is as easy as tossing brisket and Coca cola, onion soup mix, and chili sauce into the oven or slow cooker and walking away.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
3 hrs
Additional Time
10 mins
Total Time
3 hrs 25 mins
Servings: 8 to 12 servings
Calories: 398 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 4 to 6 pounds beef brisket visible fat untrimmed
  • One (12-ounce) can Coca-Cola*
  • 1 envelope dried onion soup mix (yes, seriously)
  • 1 cup bottled chili sauce, such as Heinz (may substitute ketchup or as as reader Ryan suggests: ketchup mixed with hot sauce)

Instructions

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  1. To make the Coca Cola Brisket in your slow cooker, see the Slow Cooker Variation below.To make the Coca Cola Brisket on the stovetop, preheat the oven to 325°F (160°C).
  2. Pat the brisket dry with paper towels. Place the brisket in a nonreactive roasting pan or a glass baking dish just large enough to snugly fit the brisket.
  3. Mix the Coke, chili sauce, and dried onion soup mix in a bowl and pour it over the brisket. Cover the baking dish or roasting pan tightly with aluminum foil. Roast the brisket until tender, about 30 minutes per pound (so figure 2 to 3 hours total, depending on the size of your brisket).
  4. Transfer the brisket to a cutting board and let it rest for at least 10 minutes. Meanwhile, skim the fat from the surface of the pan juices and discard. Pour the defatted pan juices into a gravy boat or, if a thicker consistency is desired, pour the juices into a saucepan and simmer until reduced slightly.
  5. Trim any visible fat from the brisket, then thinly slice it against the grain. Pile the slices of brisket on a platter and pass the warm pan juices on the side.

Notes

  • This four-ingredient braised brisket recipe just got even simpler. Place the brisket in the slow cooker. Combine the remaining ingredients and pour over the brisket. Cook on low for 9 hours. Transfer the meat to a cutting board to rest. Skim any fat from the surface of the sauce. If a thicker sauce is desired, pour the sauce into a saucepan and simmer until reduced to the desired consistency. Slice or shred the brisket and serve with the sauce.
  • [Editor’s Note: Bear in mind, no two slow cookers are exactly alike, just as no two cooks are exactly alike. This slow-cooker approach worked really, really well for us, although if you have a different slow-cooker cooking technique you want to try by all means, do so. And, natch, we’d love if you’d share it with us in a comment below.] Curious to hear more about working magic with your slow cooker? Peruse our entire selection of slow cooker recipes.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1portion Calories 398kcal (20%) Carbohydrates 10g (3%) Protein 48g (96%) Fat 17g (26%) Saturated Fat 6g (30%) Monounsaturated Fat 8g Cholesterol 141mg (47%) Sodium 1038mg (43%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 5g (10%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8to 12 servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 398

% Daily Value*

Serving 1portion
Calories 398kcal 20%
Carbohydrates 10g 3%
Protein 48g 96%
Fat 17g 26%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Monounsaturated Fat 8g 40%
Cholesterol 141mg 47%
Sodium 1038mg 43%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 5g 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.