2 tablespoons olive oil

4 onions, sliced

3 cloves garlic, chopped or 3 cubes Gefen Frozen Garlic

4-6 pounds beef brisket

1 and 1/2 cups Alfasi Cabernet Sauvignon or other red wine

2 tablespoons dry onion soup mix (use gluten free soup mix, if needed)

2 tablespoons Tuscanini Tomato Paste

2 tablespoons brown sugar

1/4 cup water

2 carrots, peeled and cut into 1 and 1/2 inch pieces

2 parsnips, peeled and cut into 1 and 1/2 inch pieces

1/2 cup dried apricots

1/2 cup pitted prunes

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley