Homesick Texan’s Sunday Brisket
This is a life changing dinner, made it one pot! Homesick Texan’s Sunday Brisket is easy, over-the-top flavorful, and will change your whole life. If the brisket doesn’t do it, the horseradish jalapeno sauce will!
Dish Count :: 1 Dutch Oven, 1 Cutting Board

I’ve broken my own Cardinal Rule – I’ve turned on the Christmas music before December 1st and I don’t even care! *mic drop* *picks the mic back up, dusts it off, and puts it back on a shelf where it’s supposed to be*.
This year, the Christmas bug hit me hard, and on Thanksgiving day, I couldn’t take it any more! I hopped in my hooptie, turned on the heat, turned up the radio and drove a responsible speed all the way home. Wut now? Such a rebel.

I even went out and bought my 2015 yearly ornaments this year!! This is some weird out of body experience I’m having. Someone call a doctor.
This year’s ornament selection was a glass blown Huck ornament, obviously. And for me, I got a chicken! It’s not entirely random, as every yearly ornament serves a purpose of what has happened over the year or what we hope will happen over the next year. For me, I’ve been wanting chickens for AGES, and in the next year, my big dream is that Ben and I will finally be able to dash off to the country and I can finally get my chickens. We will see. Patience has never been my virtue, so if you hear about us getting kicked out of our apartment because I started homing chickens on our deck, well… you were warned.

And if you’re looking for something to get your in the Christmas spirit, and serve at your holiday table – other than the usual ham – this right here will have you singing Hallelujah!! My best friend gave me Homesick Texan, Lisa Fain’s, cookbook Family Table for my birthday this year, and this one immediately struck me as a must make. Even on the first bite of it, I held it on my tongue trying to suck all of the juices out of it before I continued chewing – like you do with powdery goodness on Doritos. No? Just me? Did I totally just gross you out? Sorry, but whatever you do, you have to understand that this is LIFE CHANGING BRISKET!!
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Homesick Texan’s Sunday Brisket
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Total Time: 6 hours 20 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Description
This is a life changing dinner, made it one pot! Homesick Texan’s Sunday Brisket is easy, over-the-top flavorful, and will change your whole life. If the brisket doesn’t do it, the horseradish jalapeno sauce will!
Ingredients
Sunday Brisket
- 8 Cloves Garlic, minced
- 1 Tbsp Kosher Salt
- 1 Tbsp Freshly Ground Black Pepper
- 1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper
- 2 Tbsp Molasses
- 2 Tbsp Yellow Mustard
- 3–4 Pound Flat Cut Brisket (it will cook more evenly than a tapered cut)
- 1 Onion,
- 1 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
- 1 cup Beef Broth
Horseradish Jalapeno Sauce
- 1 tsp Horseradish
- 1 cup Sour Cream
- 1 clove Garlic, minced
- 1 pickled jalapeno
- Salt to taste
Instructions
FOR THE BRISKET:
- To make the brisket, mince garlic, and combine 2 cloves worth of garlic with salt, pepper, cayenne, molasses, and mustard into a small bowl and stir to form a paste. Rub all over the brisket, and allow the brisket to rest on a plate, unrefrigerated for 1 hour.
- Cut onion into slivers.
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
- In a oven proof pot, or Dutch oven, head oil over medium high heat, add in the onions, and cook until they begin to just brown at the tips.
- Add in the remaining garlic, and beef broth and scrape the bottom of the pan of any stuck bits.
- Add in the brisket, fat side up, and spoon onions on top of the brisket. Cover the pot, and place in the oven for 5-6 hours, until the brisket falls apart with a fork.
- To serve, uncover the pot, and allow the brisket to rest for 20-30 minutes before serving.
FOR HORSERADISH SAUCE:
- Stir to combine all ingredients.
- Add salt to taste. Refrigerate until needed.
Notes
Homesick Texan’s Sunday Brisket – Family Table Cookbook

HAHA oh my gosh I feel like I could have written this post. I have weird rules too (like no pumpkin before October – which I broke big time this year) AND I want chickens. I won’t be getting them anytime soon though, which is a bummer. Apparently, it’s in our property deed that we can NOT have chickens. Super sad.
Have you looked into having quail?
Ok seriously? This looks like absolute HEAVEN!!! I want to eat the screen right now. Love that you added molasses!
I want to marry this brisket.
Oh. My. I so wish that plate was in front of me this very moment. It looks insanely delicious!
Would I get the same results in a slow cooker?
Love how easy this ies! And we’ve been playing Christmas music for 2 weeks now, couldn’t wait:)
I was ready to get in the Christmas spirit extra early this year, too! This brisket really does look like the perfect Sunday dinner!
Brisket is one of the things I miss most about living in Texas. This looks amazing.
I know what I will be making this Sunday!!!! Gorgeous pics!
Horseradish jalapeno sauce?!?!?! YES! My husband will FLIP over this!
Whoa! I’m not even a big brisket person, and I WANT THIS NOW. That meat looks so succulent and juicy and perfect!
This sounds so delicious! And so easy! Perfect holiday main dish!
Yes ma’am I agree with you 🙂 and this food looks like stress reliever.
My family would kill for this. It looks so moist and juicy!
Bring on the Christmas music and this amazing looking brisket! You know this is a good one because it’s so tender and juicy it can be shredded!
My husband loves brisket! I have been wanting to find a good recipe. Thanks!
Oh I hope you make this for him – it’s so easy!
Um, yesssss. I will be making this asap!
OhMyGoodnessDoesThisEverLookAWESOME!
Is it ok to use blackstrap molasses instead of the regular molasses?
I’m looking forward to trying this as braising is one of my favorite cooking methods. Love how something rough and tough transforms into something tender and mouthwatering. Looks like a great recipe!
Oh yum, this looks and sounds so good! Love the sound of that horseradish jalapeno sauce!
I don’t know if I’ve ever even had brisket before, but I sure want to try it now!! And that sauce…yum!
YES PLEASE! This looks divine! 🙂
How good does this look?! I’ve never actually made brisket before, but I think I need to start soon!
I made this for dinner last night and it was delicious! It is so tender and melts in your mouth. This will definitely be my “go to” recipe for brisket in the future!
Hello from the future!
I asked for – and got- a Dutch oven for Christmas.
So what makes this look so good is the absence of liquid smoke. Everyone seems to think brisket requires it and usually put in way to much.
Hopefully I can catch a brisket on sale sometime soon and I can spoil my family with this.
Can I put all of the ingredients into a foil pan, and cook it in my smoker?
Hi Lorraine, this is meant to be done in a dutch oven, so I can’t guarantee the results if you do this in a smoker. But it is definitely worth a shot! The whole idea is low and slow. A smoker may take longer as well. If you do try it, let me know the results!
I’m wondering how this would turn out in an Instapot. Sounds amazing! But I do not have a Dutch Oven ?
I’m sure this will be AMAZING in an instapot! I haven’t tried it, as I don’t have an instapot, but please do try it and let me know how it turns out!
Rene how was it in the Instant Pot. I love my IP and I so want to make this brisket in the pot.
Yes, please share how it turned out in the IP – that’s what I was looking to do and I’d love to know how to convert the cook time for best results. Any tips for success?
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Just made this and found it to be extremely salty. Other than that it was fabulous. I will definitely make this again but will cut way back or even omit the salt.
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I know this is an old post but I was wondering if you’ve ever doubled this before in the dutch oven and had it turn out the same! Thought about making this for Easter bc it’s amazing but I’d need it to feed 8-10!
Hi Lauren, I have not tried doubling it before. I suspect you could, but the cook times might change. Let me know if you do and how it turns out!
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Thanks for the nice review.
Delicious! But heads up, your links are longer working correct. I try to print and it tells me the page no longer exists :-(.
Oh dear!! Thank you for letting me know. I will get that checked immediately!
This recipe looks great! I can’t wait to make it, but it will not print without the ads all over it on your print screen. How do I change this? Thanks!