Here’s one more recipe suggestion, tried and true, an easy one for your Super Bowl party! On your way home tonight (Game Day minus two) pick up a 3-4 lb. beef roast, any kind—bottom round or rump are fine—just get whatever is on sale. Tonight, put the roast in a crockpot with ½ cup of water, nothing else, then mix up the sauce and refrigerate. Tomorrow morning (Game Day minus one), shred the beef, mix with the sauce, and refrigerate the whole thing overnight to blend the flavors. Game Day, reheat meat and sauce in crockpot for 3-4 hours. Put the crockpot on the coffee table with some tongs, slider buns and desired toppings such as pickles, sauteed onions, pickled onions, sliced tomatoes, coleslaw, mustard and mayonnaise. Fans can make their own BBQ Beef Sandwiches whenever they feel the urge.
The only tricky part is to remember to start this 48 hours in advance to give the meat plenty of time to soak up some delicious sauce.
Photo Cred to Whisk It Real Gud.
Crockpot Shredded BBQ Beef Sandwiches
INGREDIENTS
For the Beef
- 3-4 lb. beef roast, any kind, bottom round or rump work well—last time, because it was on sale, I used a tri-tip roast.
- ½ cup water—I suspect beer can be substituted, but I haven’t tested this.
For the Sauce
- ½ cup ketchup
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1½ Tablespoons of worcestershire sauce
- 2 Tablespoons vinegar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped, and sauteed
- ½ cup water
Possible Toppings
- Mustard and mayonnaise
- Sliced, grilled or pickled onions
- Dill pickles
- Pickled jalapenos
- Sliced tomatoes
- Coleslaw, my favorite!
INGREDIENTS
- Place the roast in a crockpot with ½ cup water—cover and cook on low for about 10 hours.
- In another bowl combine all the sauce ingredients and refrigerate overnight, then go to bed.
- When you get up, remove the meat from the crockpot and shred with a fork, discard any chunks of fat.
- Combine shredded beef with the sauce, and stir well.
- Refrigerate meat & sauce mixture, covered, for 24 hours or so.
- On game day, return shredded meat to crockpot and cook for 3-4 hours on low.
- Serve directly from crockpot—guests make their own shredded beef sandwiches and add their own toppings whenever they feel the urge 🙂
Go team!
