Sloppy Joe Alternative: Slow Cooked BBQ Burger

As the heat wave rolls on, it is desired to generate as little heat within the house as possible. So perhaps pull out the slow/multi-cooker, toss in some ingredients, lid up, and let it slow cook all day whilst I attend to items for my work, meetings, projects, and other such things.

One could call this an up-gunned sloppy joe, but I detest store-ground ground beef. While that MAY be from high-quality cuttings, I suspect those trimmings would find their way into a “butchers steak,” and trimmings of lesser quality would be used in the production of ground beef. One can read my rant on ground beef and the production of said at home here.

But I digress. Suffice it to say I’ll use a chuck roast and slow cook until it shreds.

There are two schools of this, one where the meat is cooked in the sauce and one where the meat is “dry cooked” on a layer of onions. Once the meat shreds when pinched, the sauce is added and cooked through. I have utilized both methods, but cooking the meat in the BBQ sauce is a bit more forgiving. IN EITHER case, one needs to check the cooking every two hours or so to ensure things are not burning and add moisture as required.

Once we have shredded beef, we can pile it high on toasted buns, top it with ringed onions, side it with pickle and potato salad, serve it with a beer, and call it a meal.

Leftover beef (LEFT OVER BEEF?) can be used to generate a follow-on meal of tacos, burritos, or chili.

Slow Cooker BBQ Beef

A slow cook, no heat in the kitchen, real meat meal.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 7 hours hrs

10 minutes mins

Course Ingredient, Main Course

Cuisine American, Southwestern

Servings 8

Calories 415 kcal

Equipment

• 1 Slow Cooker

Ingredients

  

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• 3 lb Chuck roast Boneless
• 1 tsp Garlic Powder
• 1 tsp Onion Powder
• 1 tsp Liquid Smoke Optional
• Salt and Pepper To Taste
• 18 oz BBQ sauce Try mine, https://www.roguechef.com/?p=2387

Instructions

 

• Dependat on roast and cooker, one my need to chunck odwn the roast.
• Place roast into slow cooker.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Pour barbeque sauce over meat.
• Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours, or until the meat fibers seperate with a fork.
• Remove meat from slow cooker, shred, and return to slow cooker.
• Cook for an additioanl hour.
• Serve on toasted buns with sides of choice

Notes

One can also give the chuck roast a good rub with a BBQ rub, https://www.roguechef.com/?p=2378.

Then cook without the BBQ sauce for the first seven hours (or until you can pinch the roast and shred it in your fingers), then add the sauce and cook through.

 

Nutrition

Calories: 415kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 36gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 117mgSodium: 1344mgPotassium: 607mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 22IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 4mg

Keyword Barbecue, Beef, Slow Cooker

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