COWBOY'S BRISKET

Steps:

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