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Offline Smokin Don

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Pulled Beef Chuck Sandwiches ?
« Reply #-1 on: August 17, 2017, 12:37:13 PM »
Aug 17 2017

Sometimes when you try a different cooking method it works but this time it wasn’t the best. Usually when I do a beef chuck roast to pull I take it to 160 deg. IT and then in a pan with liquid up halfway on the meat, cover with foil and braise it until the IT is 195 to 205 deg.

This time I decided to wrap with butcher paper for the final cooking. I wanted the beef with just salt, pepper, garlic and onion; this would make it nice to freeze and save for other recipes.

I had a nice 4 pound chuck from my butcher. I trimmed some of the fat and then added Kosher salt to dry brine overnight in the fridge. When ready to cook I added some fresh ground pepper and then on my Traeger heated to 250 deg. Grill level. I got it on a little after 7 AM.

I made some broth with better than bullion. At 11:15 it was staying at 160 deg. I placed it in two layers of butcher paper added some dried garlic, 3 slices of onions for flavor and moisture and I mopped it with some of the broth. It went back on the smoker and upped the temp to about 300 deg. Grill level.

At 1:45 it was up to 196 deg. IT. I removed it to a pan and then in my oven to rest for an hour.
When I tried to pull it I could see it wasn’t going to work so I sliced it up. It had a nice smoke ring and good flavor, pretty tender but not overly moist. I added some of the broth and in the fridge until supper time.

A good neighbor had given me some nice tomatoes and cucumbers. I made some vinegar and oil marinated cukes, tomatoes, sweet onion and garlic. I just by ear and add about ⅓ cup of vinegar and 2 or 3 swirls of olive oil. I used white wine vinegar and like it heavy over the oil.

For supper I had some potato sandwich thins and toasted for sandwiches. We heated the beef in the microwave. My wife had mustard and dill pickles on hers, I didn’t think the dill pickles would go with the sour tomato cuke salad so I had some of the pickled onions on mine. We had some leftover potato salad we finished up too.

In spite of having pulled beef like I wanted the sandwiches were pretty good.





















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Re: Pulled Beef Chuck Sandwiches ?
« on: August 17, 2017, 01:44:49 PM »
Beautiful!!
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Re: Pulled Beef Chuck Sandwiches ?
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2017, 02:07:42 PM »
Looks great from here. I have some chuckies that just would not get tender..............
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Re: Pulled Beef Chuck Sandwiches ?
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2017, 04:17:33 PM »
Always having a Plan B is smart. Still looks great.
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Re: Pulled Beef Chuck Sandwiches ?
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2017, 04:23:54 PM »
Looks pretty good from here.
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Re: Pulled Beef Chuck Sandwiches ?
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2017, 06:51:26 PM »
That sammie and the sides look good to me.
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Re: Pulled Beef Chuck Sandwiches ?
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2017, 04:17:04 PM »
It really says something when your "failure" turns out as good looking as what you got there ! ! !





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Re: Pulled Beef Chuck Sandwiches ?
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2017, 04:26:29 PM »
Looks like a great meal to me.
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Re: Pulled Beef Chuck Sandwiches ?
« Reply #7 on: August 19, 2017, 11:13:42 AM »
Don your not so great would be my best cook ever :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Love that salad too.

I do see that you have two types of potatoes on that plate......Chips & salad?    ..........That is my kind of plate ;D ;D
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