Pulled Beef Sandwich | Smoked Chuck Roast Recipe with Malcom Reed HowToBBQRight
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Recipe for Pulled Beef using a Smoked Chuck Roast
Chuck Roast is one cut of meat that most people don’t associate with BBQ. Much like brisket, chuck roast needs to cook for a long time to become tender. It’s made up of different groups of the shoulder and contains a good bit of fat and collagen. This cut stands up well to long cooks and the fat melts away leaving moist, flavor-packed meat.
I bought 2 chuck roasts weighing 3lbs each. Chuck is considered a lesser cut of beef, so it’s common to find it under $3 per lb. This means you can feed a lot of people some good food without spending a lot.
Much like a pork butt or brisket it takes a while to cook a chuck roast. You want it to be close to falling apart in the end, so it takes some time. You can plan on a 6 hour cook easy depending on the size of the roast.
For this recipe I’m shooting for more of a beefy flavor than typical bbq, so the seasoning I use is savory based. I take my AP seasoning (Salt, Pepper, Garlic) and add a few things to it.
1/2 cup Salt
1/4 cup Garlic
1/4 cup Onion Powder
1/4 cup Chili Powder
1/8 cup Black Pepper
1 tea Ground Parsley
1 tea Ground Oregano
Season all sides of the chuck roast with this mixture (it’s more than enough seasoning for 2)
Now it’s time to light the fire. I’m looking for 250 degrees with a little mild pecan smoke for these chucks. Once the smoker is up to temperature, place the roasts directly on the grate and close the lid.
I’m using my Yoder (set & forget) today but any cooker will work as long as you can regulate the heat.
After 1.5 hours flip both roasts over and continue smoking. Keep adding pecan chunks as necessary and maintain the temperature at 250 degrees.
At the 3 hour mark the chuck roasts should be ready to pan. Take a thermometer reading here; it should read between 140-150 degrees. The meat won’t take any more smoke at this point, so it’s best to get it covered.
For these chuck roasts, I use a large steam pan to hold them both. The meat needs some additional liquid as well, so I pour in 32oz of warmed beef broth. If you want to change it up a little substitute red wine or even a dark beer, go for it.
Cover the pan with aluminum foil and place it back on the smoker still holding 250 degrees.
You’re looking at another 2-3 hours at least, so keep an eye on the pit and add fuel as needed.
You want to go more by the internal temp that the time - and the final target temperature is 195-200 internal. It’s not the end of the world if you overshoot the target temp on this cut of meat. There’s plenty of liquid in the pan to add moisture and you want it falling apart. This beef is for pulling, so we want the collagen and fat holding it together to completely dissolve.
When the thermometer is reading 195 and it feels like a knife sliding into hot butter, you know it’s done. Remove the pan from the smoker and let the steam escape for about 5 minutes. Rest the meat for at least an hour (I go for 2) before breaking it down. Even after two hours it will still be so hot you’ll need to wear hand savers and gloves.
When it’s done properly this meat will practically pull itself. Separate any fat that didn’t render and pull the pieces into small strands. If you don’t want to shred it by hand you can always use a couple forks or a pork puller... it will flake right apart after it cools a little.
I like to reserve the liquid from the large pan. That beef broth is rightly seasoned after you’ve cooked the chuck roasts in it. You can use it to add a little extra moisture to your pulled meat. Just ladle some of the liquid over the pulled meat... and you’re ready to serve.
Now, you can just serve this pulled beef the way it is. And it is some good stuff. But I like to make a pulled beef sandwich. It’s something great to serve for tailgates and football parties because it’s different and delicious.
For my Pulled Beef Sandwich here’s what you’ll need:
Pulled Beef
Onion buns
Carmalized Onions (recipe on the right side)
Horseradish Mayo*
Horseradish Mayo Recipe
- 16oz Mayo
- 6oz Horseradish Cream Sauce
Mix together and place into a squeeze bottle.
All you do to make this sandwich is to split the onion roll and pile on a heaping serving of pulled beef. Then I just top with caramelized onions and Mayo.
It’s easy and folks go crazy over it. You get a little sweetness from the onions – and the horseradish mayo has just enough of a kick without being overpowering.
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Mississippi PoBoy
Mississippi Pot Roast PoBoy – Smoked Chuck Roast with Mississippi Pot Roast seasonings, turned into one delicious Pot Roast Sandwich
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Mississippi PoBoy
I’m not exactly sure of the exact origins of the Mississippi Pot Roast but it’s been floating around the internet for years. Typically it’s prepared in a slow cooker and served over mashed potatoes or rice. This dish is a crock pot staple in the South, but I’m putting my spin on it by cooking it out on the smoker and serving it up in a big ole sandwich I call The Mississippi Poboy!
This recipe starts with a Certified Angus Beef chuck roast I found at a local grocery store. The CAB brand is well marbled with fat which means it taste better, and is just a higher quality of beef. If you see it in your local grocery store I highly recommend giving it a try. The chuck roast I bought weighed just a little over 2lbs.
The first step is to get some color on the outside of the roast. The original recipe calls for browning the meat in a large pan on the stove top but it has way more flavor on the pit. First season the outside with a little salt and pepper. I went with my Killer Hogs TX Brisket rub but you could use anything you want here.
Now you need a smoker or grill set up for indirect cooking. I fired up my Big Green Egg with Royal Oak lump charcoal; I also added a few chunks of SmokerWood.com cherry wood for smoke flavor. Once the BGE stabilized at 275 degrees it’s ready to cook. Place the seasoned roast on the cooking grate and cook it until the outside has a mahogany color - it’ll take about 2 hours.
Instead of using a crock pot I broke out the original slow cooker - my 5 quart Lodge Dutch Oven The chuck roast goes into the dutch oven with 1 stick of butter, a packet of Beef Au Jus seasoning mix, 1 packed of Ranch dressing mix, and 6-8 whole pepperoncini peppers (this is the classic MS Pot Roast ingredients).
Place the lid on the dutch oven and set it on the cooking grate. Continue to cook at 275 degrees until the roast is almost falling apart. The internal temperature will be around 210 degrees but you should feel no resistance when probed. It’ll take about 2 hours to get tender - but check to make sure the roast is fork tender before removing it from the pit.
At this point the roast is ready. Carefully take it out of the dutch oven and shred the meat using two forks. You could serve it over rice or mash potatoes but it makes one heck of a sandwich.
To make my Mississippi PoBoy, take a 12” hoagie roll and split it length wise. Layer slices of White American Cheese on the bottom half of the bread and pile the shredded roast on top. Drizzle some of the juices left in the dutch oven over the meat and garnish with extra slices of pepperoncini peppers - then you have what I call The Mississippi Poboy!
Mississippi PoBoy Ingredients:
- 2-3lb Beef Chuck Roast
- 2 Tablespoons Killer Hogs TX Brisket Rub
- 1 Stick Salted Butter
- 1 packet dry Beef Au Jus mix
- 1 packet dry Ranch Dressing mix
- 6-8 pepperoncini Peppers whole
- 12” hoagie or sub rolls (use the bread of your choice)
- 6 slices white American Cheese
- Sliced pepperoncini peppers for garnish
Mississippi PoBoy Directions:
1. Prepare Big Green Egg or other smoker for indirect cooking using lump charcoal and chunks of cherry wood for smoke. Smoker temp should be 275 degrees entire cook.
2. Season the chuck roast with TX Brisket Rub and place on the Big Green Egg for 2 hours.
3. Place the roast in a 5 quart dutch oven and add butter, Au Jus mix, Ranch Mix, and whole pepperoncini peppers. Cover with the lid and place the dutch oven on the smoker.
4. Cook the roast until it’s almost falling apart, internal temperature should be around 210 degrees. It will take approximately 2 hours.
5. Carefully take the roast out of the dutch oven and shred on a cutting board using 2 forks.
6. Split the hoagie roll and place the cheese slices on the bottom half of the bread. Load the sandwich up with the shredded Chuck Roast and drizzle some of the au jus from the dutch oven over the meat. Top with slices of pepperoncini peppers and cut into serving portions.
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Ultra Juicy Smoked Chuck Roast Recipe
Today, Dereck is in the house and showing us how to smoke beef chuck roast extra juicy, similar in style to Texas-style smoked brisket on our Rec Teq pellet grill, but this technique works on any barbecue smoker. (Chuck Roast Recipe Below)
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Ingredients:
3-4 lb. smoked chuck roast (This technique only works with a large chuck roast, about 3.5 pounds or bigger. Smaller chuck roasts will hit the stall earlier and dry out. Please see the associated blog post with notes about how to smoke small chuck roasts using this technique.)
kosher salt
black pepper
onion powder
garlic powder
1 c. apple juice or water, in a spray bottle
2 c. barbecue sauce for serving (if desired)
How To Smoke A Chuck Roast:
Prepare your smoker and set it to 225 degrees for a pellet smoker, or maintain heat from 225- 250 degrees for a standard wood-burning smoker. Place the chuck roast in the smoker and probe the meat in its thickest part. Close the chamber and smoke to 170 degrees internal temperature, spritzing with water or apple juice every 40 minutes.
At 170 degrees, remove the chuck roast and wrap it well in pink butcher paper or foil. Place back into the smoker at 225 degrees, until the internal temperature hits 195.
Remove the beef chuck roast and place in the oven at 170-180 degrees for 1 hour, or rest in an igloo cooler (still inside the peach paper). The fat will continue to break down during this time giving you a very juicy chuck roast. Remove from the oven (or igloo cooler) and rest an additional hour if you like, or slice it up immediately. Serve with barbecue sauce if desired.
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Easier Than Brisket? Smoked Chuck Roast Recipe
Smoked brisket is the bee's knees, but you're missing out on legendary flavor if a chuck roast has never entered your smoker! Smoked Chuck Roast is so tender and tasty! Chef Michael recommends hickory chunks in your Big Green Egg or regular smoker. Rub yellow mustard on the marbled beef, then season with two parts salt and one part pepper and refrigerate overnight. Smoked Chuck Roast might even replace brisket in your barbecue world. You're going to love it!
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INGREDIENTS:
3 pounds Certified Angus Beef ®
2 tablespoons yellow mustard
1 tablespoon coarse kosher salt
2 teaspoons coarse black pepper (dustless preferred)
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