Alane's Hanukkah Brisket

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2
Place a large roasting pan over medium-high heat. Sear brisket, fat-side down first, in the hot pan until browned, about 3 minutes per side. Remove brisket from the pan and set aside.

Step 3
Place onion slices into the bottom of the same roasting pan; pour 1 can beef broth, 1 can French onion soup, and 1 can beer over onions. Lay brisket on top; pour remaining beef broth, French onion soup, and beer over brisket. Cover the roasting pan with a lid.

Step 4
Bake in the preheated oven for 3 hours. Let brisket stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Step 5
Remove brisket from the roasting pan and wrap tightly in aluminum foil. Pour pan juices and onion into a food storage container and cover tightly with a lid. Refrigerate brisket and pan juices, 8 hours to overnight.

Step 6
The next day, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Pour pan juices and onion into a 9×13-inch baking dish.

Step 7
Unwrap brisket, cut away any visible fat, and slice thinly across the grain of the meat. Place brisket slices into pan juices.

Step 8
Bake in the preheated oven until pan juices are thickened and meat is hot, about 45 minutes.