Description
Succulent pulled beef sings with smoky barbecue magic, delivering mouthwatering Southern comfort straight to dinner tables. Slow-cooked perfection melds tender meat with rich, tangy sauce, promising you’ll savor each deeply satisfying bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Protein:
- 3.4 kilograms (34 pounds) beef chuck roast
Liquid Ingredients:
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 cup BBQ sauce
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Seasonings and Spices:
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoons black pepper
Instructions
- Elevate the chuck roast with a robust seasoning blend of salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and smoked paprika, ensuring full coverage of the meat’s surface.
- Ignite a skillet with olive oil over medium-high heat, creating a sizzling environment for a perfect sear. Brown the seasoned roast on all sides for approximately 5 minutes per side, developing a rich, caramelized exterior.
- Transition the beautifully seared meat into a slow cooker, setting the stage for a tender transformation.
- Cascade beef broth, BBQ sauce, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce around the roast, creating a flavor-packed braising liquid.
- Allow the slow cooker to work its magic, maintaining a low temperature for 8 hours. The prolonged, gentle cooking will break down connective tissues, rendering the beef impossibly tender.
- Carefully extract the roast from the cooking liquid, using two forks to effortlessly pull and shred the meat into succulent strands.
- Reunite the shredded beef with its cooking juices, incorporating additional BBQ sauce to enhance moisture and flavor intensity.
- Serve the pulled beef piled high on soft buns or nestled over a bed of fluffy rice, ready to delight eager diners.
Notes
- Perfectly sear the meat by ensuring the skillet is hot enough to create a dark, caramelized crust without burning, which locks in deep flavor and provides a beautiful exterior texture.
- Choose chuck roast with good marbling to guarantee tender, melt-in-your-mouth pulled beef that shreds easily after slow cooking.
- Customize BBQ sauce by mixing store-bought with homemade or blending different varieties to create a unique flavor profile that matches your taste preferences.
- Make this recipe gluten-free by using certified gluten-free BBQ sauce and serving over cauliflower rice or gluten-free buns for those with dietary restrictions.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Category: Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg