Beef Brisket in Beer

Ingredients

 * 4 lbs 	Beef brisket
 * 1/2 	tsp 	pepper
 * 1 	cup 	Sliced Onion, rings separate 2 ½ tb flour
 * 1/2 	cup 	chili sauce
 * 3 	tbsp 	brown sugar
 * 2 		cloves garlic, crushed
 * 12 	oz 	beer
 * 1/2 	cup 	+2T water
 * black pepper

Directions
Trim fat from brisket; place in a 13- x 9- x2-in baking dish.

Sprinkle top of brisket with pepper; arrange Onion rings over brisket.

Combine chili sauce and next 3 ingredients; stir well, and pour over brisket.

Cover and bake at 350 °F for 3 hours.

Uncover and bake an additional 20 min or until.

Brisket is tender.

Place brisket on a serving platter, reserving cooking liquid.

Set brisket aside, and keep warm.

Pour 1 ½ c cooking liquid into a sm saucepan.

Place flour in a sm bowl.

Grad add water, blending with a wire whisk; add to cooking liquid.

Bring to a boil and cook 2 min or until gravy is thickened, stirring constantly.

Serve gravy with brisket.

Sprinkle with pepper, and garnish with tomato slices and parsley springs, if desired.