Texas Oven-Roasted Beef Brisket - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons salt
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons dry mustard
1 bay leaf, crushed
4 lbs beef brisket, trimmed
1 1/2 cups beef stock

Preparation

preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Make a dry rub by combining all dry ingredients.
season the raw brisket on all sides with the rub.
place in a roasting pan and roast uncovered for 1 hour.
add beef stock and enough water to yield about 1/2 inch of liquid in the roasting pan.
lower oven to 300 degrees F, cover pan tightly and continue to cook until fork tender, about 3 hours.
trim the fat and slice meat thinly across the grain. top with juice from the pan.