COWBOY'S BRISKET

Steps:

• With a long thin, sharp knife, make slits in the meat and insert the slivers of garlic.
• Place the meat in a bowl, spread 1 sliced onion and the crushed garlic over the meat, and pour in the vinegar.
• Marinate for 6 hours at room temperature or overnight in the refrigerator, turning several times.
• When ready to cook, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat the bacon fat in a deep, heavy skillet large enough to hold the brisket.
• Remove the brisket from the marinade and discard the onion and vinegar.
• Dry with paper towels.
• Brown the meat well on all sides.
• Remove brisket to a platter.
• In the fat remaining in the skillet, saute the remaining sliced onions until deeply browned.
• Pour in 1/2 cup coffee.
• Bring to a boil, stirring and scraping the bottom of the skillet to loosen the browned bits.
• Spread the onions and liquid from the skillet in a shallow baking dish.
• Place the brisket on the onions.
• Season with salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
• Pour in the remaining coffee and water.
• Cover tightly with foil and place in oven for 1/2 hour.
• Turn the oven down to 250 degrees F. and bake for an additional 2 hours or until meat is very tender.
• Slice the brisket thinly against the grain.
• Skim the fat from the pan liquid.
• Return the meat slices to the pan.
• Serve at once or refrigerate for later use.