Baked Beef Brisket with Onion Gravy

The Beef and Gravy Meal Of Your Dreams

Baked Beef Brisket with Onion Gravy is a simple and tasty meal that bakes up low and slow roasted with carrots, onions and celery. The simple stock poured over the brisket is made from onion soup mix, ketchup and 7UP which, along with the meat drippings, makes a perfect gravy.

I was hosting Easter for the first time this year in quite a few years. I wanted to make another protein besides the ham, although I do love my ham with my ham glaze recipe.

I decided to make this baked beef brisket with onion gravy recipe that I had made a few times in the past. Luckily I was able to find the recipe as I had written it, despite having moved recently.

The brisket was very popular with my guests. In fact, I am lucky I saved a couple pieces to photograph for the recipe site, as most of it was gone by the end of the day!

(While this was served for Easter, brisket is often considered a Jewish dish, so my Jewish editor Andrew has added Yiddish words throughout this post.)

Tipsy’s Easter Menu

I know that some will ask what I served or like to serve on Easter, so I rounded up a few of my favorite Easter recipes that are delicious but not too much of a schlep to make. These are also all good choices for a Mother’s Day Brunch:

• Tipsy’s Ham Glaze
• Au Gratin Potatoes
• Decadent Macaroni and Cheese
• Simple Cucumber Salad
• Seven Layer Salad
• Macaroni Salad
• Make Ahead Croissants
• Asparagus with Mustard Sauce
• Tangy Ham Sauce

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Tight Spaces Are The Best

When making a roast of any kind, especially when you want to have drippings to make a gravy, it is important to use the smallest possible roasting pan. This helps reduce surface area in the pan which prevents the meat drippings from spreading out and evaporating.

This is the same method I cover in my Perfect Thanksgiving Turkey method. Keep it tight and you will get plenty of meat juices to make a delicious gravy that your guests will go meshugenah for.

There’s 7UP In The Recipe?

Yes you read that right! There are two cans of 7UP used to make the mixture that you will pour over the brisket to slow roast in.

You might think that sounds like mishigsas but the 7UP helps tenderize the meat. I also use this for my Marinated Chicken recipe.

It makes the chicken SO tender and the same holds true for the brisket. The sweetness of the 7UP also helps caramelize the crispy edges of the brisket.

They come out fork tender and delicious.

Onion Soup Mix

I sometimes make the mistake of assuming everyone knows every ingredient I use in my recipes. I often forget that every country does not have access to the same staples.

Lipton Onion Soup Mix is the only one in this recipe that may have some questions from others. For those that are not familiar, it is a mix of dried onions and a powder that is very much like a dried beef bouillon.

I also sometimes substitute the Knorr French Onion Mix instead of the Lipton.