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Offline Smokin Don

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Columbian Black Beef
« Reply #-1 on: October 20, 2015, 11:17:50 PM »
Oct 20 2015

It was a sunny 72 deg. today! I spent most of the afternoon cleaning out flowers and garden. There were quite a few beer breaks listening to music on my deck.

I found this recipe by Hola at mycolumbiancooking blogspot. Her recipe called for pureeing an onion and 8 cloves of garlic to marinate the beef in overnight. She then seared the beef in butter and cooked covered with water for two hours, then adding 1 cup of coca cola, ½ cup of brown sugar, and 3 tablespoons of brown sugar and cook another 20 minutes.  She served it with white rice and plantains.

Most American versions of coca cola beef were done in a Crockpot with coca cola and a pack of onion soup mix. I merged the recipes and methods to my liking. I did marinade the about 2 pound chuck roast it the pureed onions and garlic overnight. I scraped most of the marinade off to add later. I seared the beef in2 tablespoons of butter 3 minutes per side. I deglazed the skillet with a little water to add to the pot.

The beef went into a Crockpot topped with the marinade and pan juices. I added enough cola to almost cover the beef and turned to high for a half hour then to low for about 7 hours. After two hours I added some carrots and 2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce then two hours before it was done I added a good tablespoon of brown sugar.

I cannot get plantains around here so I added the carrots; which were good with it. When we were ready to eat I removed the beef and carrots and took any fat off the beef. I placed it in a 200 deg. oven to hold. I used a gravy separator to pour off the fat and thickened it with about 2 tablespoons of flour in some water.

My wife had some corn bread with hers and I had rye bread; there was a little butter folded in the rye bread! We both liked it but a little too sweet. The beef was some of the most tender I have made. I would like to do it again but omit the brown sugar; there is enough in the cola, and use the onion soup mix. This may give it a more savory sweet taste.





















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Re: Columbian Black Beef
« on: October 21, 2015, 12:30:56 AM »
Don that looks AMAZING!   Bookmarked this one
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Re: Columbian Black Beef
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2015, 02:12:56 AM »
That's some real comfort food right there.
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Re: Columbian Black Beef
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2015, 02:35:03 AM »
That's some real comfort food right there.

x2! Great looking meal.
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Re: Columbian Black Beef
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2015, 05:17:04 AM »
It can't be bad with all that onions and gahhlick..Gonna try it with beef broth in my Le Creuset and cook until tender. Thanks for the recipe. I don't like all that sweet either. Will do like a French onion soup.  Pam  .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
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Re: Columbian Black Beef
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2015, 07:57:38 AM »
Bookmarked! Looks real tasty Don!
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« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2015, 08:02:24 AM »
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Re: Columbian Black Beef
« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2015, 08:22:44 AM »
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Re: Columbian Black Beef
« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2015, 09:43:48 AM »
Very interesting! Looks awfully tasty! Plate me buddy....please! :D

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Re: Columbian Black Beef
« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2015, 03:32:06 PM »
Wow! Looks great Don!
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Re: Columbian Black Beef
« Reply #9 on: October 21, 2015, 06:32:39 PM »
Oh HECK YEAH ! ! !






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Re: Columbian Black Beef
« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2015, 09:34:57 PM »
Nice Don!  That's a big 'ole plate of comfort right there.
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Re: Columbian Black Beef
« Reply #11 on: October 22, 2015, 07:17:06 AM »
Looks yummy
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Re: Columbian Black Beef
« Reply #12 on: October 22, 2015, 08:53:17 AM »
Bookmarked. Thanks Don.....lots of good recipes on there.
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Re: Columbian Black Beef
« Reply #13 on: October 22, 2015, 10:52:24 AM »
Perfect....just perfect....the gravy over the carrots got me  :P :P
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