Merill's Brisket

• 5 -6 lbs beef brisket
• garlic powder, to taste
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can French onion soup
• 1 (1 ounce) package Lipton Onion Soup Mix
• 12 cup brown sugar
• 12 cup ketchup
• 1 12 cups red wine, dry
• 2 -3 onions, sliced, enough to line bottom of roasting pan

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Slice onions and spread in the bottom of the roasting pan.
3. Season the meat with garlic powder, salt and pepper, to taste and place on top of the layer of sliced onions in the roasting pan.
4. Blend the rest of the ingredients together in a bowl and pour over the meat.
5. Cover pan, or if there is no cover, make a foil tent and vent it with slits.
6. Bake for 3 1/2 to 4 hours or until meat is tender.
7. Remove the meat to a cutting board and slice against the grain.
8. Serve with the sauce.

beef brisket, garlic, salt, pepper, onion soup, onion soup mix, brown sugar, ketchup, red wine, onions

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/merills-brisket-200636 (may not work)