Slow Cooker BBQ Beef

There are probably thousands of recipes on the internet for slow cooker BBQ beef. So why another? Well, for my money this is the only recipe I need. It’s the ingredients of the sauce that make this worth the time and well, some trouble.

Course Main

Cuisine American

Keyword barbecue, BBQ, beef, crockpot, slow cooker

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 9 15

Servings

Calories 507kcal

Equipment

slow cooker

Ingredients

4 pound chuck roast
1 ½ cups ketchup
1 small sweet onion chopped
¼ cup brown sugar
¼ cup red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon garlic salt
¼ teaspoon paprika
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
¼ teaspoon celery seed
2 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoon cold water
12 steak sandwich rolls or hamburger buns or two loaves French bread, halved

Instructions

Place the chuck roast in your slow cooker.
In a bowl, whisk together the ketchup, onion, brown sugar, vinegar, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, garlic salt, paprika, pepper and celery seeds.
Pour sauce over meat. Cover and cook on low or until beef shred easily, about 9 hours.
Carefully transfer the meat to a cutting board and shred with a fork or chop with a knife.
Transfer the juices from the slow cooker to a sauce pan.
Bring to a slow simmer over medium heat.
Whisk together the cornstarch and water in a small bowl or glass. Whisk into the sauce and stir until thickened.
Return the meat to the slow cooker. Add the sauce.
Serve over buns or bread.

Notes

I place my cutting board inside a rimmed baking sheet so that the juices don't run all over my counter top when I chop the meat.

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