A Feast for Dad

Written Friday, June 11th, 2010 by Penny Hawkins

This Father’s Day, give Dad a break from the grill and satisfy his craving for meat and potatoes with this easy-to-make feast from your oven. The star of the meal is a hearty Beef Brisket Sandwich in a tangy barbeque sauce, served on your favorite bun or hoagie roll. Co-starring with these savory sandwiches are a cool and creamy Easy Coleslaw and zesty Seasoned Steak Fries. This terrific meal is a breeze to make, giving you more time to spend with your favorite guy on his special day!

Beef Brisket Sandwiches

The great thing about this recipe is that you do most of the work the day before. On the day you want to serve it, all you basically have to do is slice and reheat! Don’t be concerned about the beer; it helps to tenderize this otherwise tough cut of meat and the alcohol will evaporate during cooking. Also, you don’t want to leave out the horseradish; this is the secret ingredient that gives the sauce its’ zip!

1. Place beef brisket fat side up in a large (13x9x2 inch) oven-proof casserole or baking pan.
2. In a medium bowl, mix beer, ketchup, and remaining ingredients. Using a whisk if you have one will make this go faster and eliminate lumps. If you don’t have a whisk, try using a fork to beat the mixture.
3. Pour beer mixture over brisket and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, covered loosely with plastic wrap.
4. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Remove plastic wrap and bake brisket in a 300 degree oven for 4 hours. Remove from oven and let cool. Refrigerate covered with plastic wrap overnight.

On the day you plan to serve brisket:

1. Skim fat from top of sauce in pan. Remove beef from pan (do not remove sauce). Cut beef in slices to desired thickness across the width (short side) of the brisket and put back in pan with sauce.
2. Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Cover beef loosely with foil and re-heat in pan with sauce in a 200 degree oven until heated through, about one hour (you will want to check beef after 30 minutes, and every 15 minutes or so after that to avoid drying it out). Serve beef in buns with extra sauce spooned over meat, if desired.

Note: Meat can be served cold after this and leftovers can be frozen with sauce.

Easy Coleslaw

In a large bowl, toss the coleslaw mix with about ½ jar or bottle of dressing. If slaw seems dry add a bit more, but remember that the cabbage will give off some water as it sits in the dressing, so don’t add too much or slaw will become watery. Refrigerate for several hours to let flavors combine. When you are ready to serve, if slaw seems dry, add a little more dressing until it seems right to you. Remember, you can always put more dressing in, but you can’t take it out!

Seasoned Steak Fries

1. Bake fries as directed on bag on a large 15x10x1 inch cookie sheet.
2. While fries are still warm, sprinkle with seasoned salt as desired.

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