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SLOW COOKER BARBECUE PULLED BEEF RECIPE

This Barbecue Pulled Beef Recipe is so easy to throw together in the morning, let it cook all day, and by the evening, you have an amazing, flavourful sauce, and soft, tender beef.

This pulled beef is great to eat hot or cold, so it would be fantastic to take to picnics and potlucks.

The slow cooker is probably one of the most helpful, but most overlooked, piece of kitchen equipment you have.  Most people have them and seldom use them to their full potential.  Yet, slow cookers are fantastic for having a nice, hearty, healthy meal ready at the end of the day, without having to spend a lot of time in the kitchen.

Get your meal it ready in the morning, or even the night before as long as you refrigerate it, set it, and go about your day.

Come suppertime, when everyone is hungry and you all just got in from a busy day, supper will be ready for you, and you won’t have to resort to take-out.

Slow Cooker Barbecue Pulled Beef

SLOW COOKER BARBECUE PULLED BEEF RECIPE

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Note: Are you worried about the alcohol in the whiskey? The alcohol will all evaporate during the cooking process. If you don’t have whiskey, feel free to use beef broth or apple juice in its place.

INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

  1. Whisk together all the ingredients.
  2. Place the roast in the slow cooker, and pour the sauce over the roast, turning to coat it entirely. (I use a 6-quart slow cooker, but a smaller one would work just as fine too.)
  3. Cover with lid and cook on low for 10-12 hours, or on high for 5-6 hours.
  4. Remove roast from slow cooker and, using two forks, shred the meat. Place shredded meat back into slow cooker and stir to evenly distribute the sauce.
  5. Serve immediately on your favorite rolls. We like ours with Swiss cheese and a smear of mayonnaise and a side of coleslaw.
  6. Note: For this dish to be gluten-free, make sure to use gluten-free Worcestershire sauce, and serve on gluten-free rolls – these ones were Udi’s brand.

Slow Cooker BBQ Beef

Slow Cooker BBQ Beef
Yield: 6-8

Slow Cooker Barbecue Pulled Beef

Note: Worried about the alcohol in the whiskey? No need to be, as the alcohol will all evaporate during the cooking process. If you don't have whiskey, feel free to use beef broth or apple juice in its place.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1/2 cup whiskey or bourbon
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 Tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 tin (5.5 ounces) tomato paste
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 2 teaspoons liquid smoke
  • 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard powder
  • 2 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 3 to 3 1/2 pound boneless beef chuck roast, trimmed of excess fat
  • Rolls or buns to serve it on

Instructions

  1. Whisk together all the ingredients.
  2. Place the roast in the slow cooker, and pour the sauce over the roast, turning to
  3. coat it entirely. (I use a 6 quart slow cooker, but a smaller one would work just as fine too.)
  4. Cover with lid and cook on low for 10-12 hours, or on high for 5-6 hours.
  5. Remove roast from slow cooker and, using two forks, shred the meat. Place shredded meat back into slow cooker and stir to evenly distribute the sauce.
  6. Serve immediately on your favourite rolls. We like ours with Swiss cheese and a smear of mayonnaise and a side of coleslaw.
  7. Note: For this dish to be gluten-free, make sure to use gluten-free worcestershire sauce, and serve on gluten-free rolls - these ones were Udi's brand.

 

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Jeanine Friesen, the author of “The Everything Guide to Living Gluten-Free”, is a recipe developer and freelance food writer from Manitoba, Canada.  Her blog, The Baking Beauties, is a collection of gluten-free recipes that have helped her sustain a normal life after the diagnosis of Celiac disease.  Jeanine truly believes that no one should have to go without, and has done what she can to help others fill the void that the gluten-free diet can cause.

Sarah

Wednesday 30th of October 2019

How will this be if you make it a day ahead??

Jody @ Mommy Moment

Thursday 7th of November 2019

It should be just as good.

Debbie White-Beattie

Monday 31st of December 2018

Your recipe looks delicious and I like the ingredients but I'd have to substitute the booze with something else

Stefani

Thursday 4th of July 2013

This sounds delicious. I LOVE pulled pork....

Brandy

Tuesday 23rd of April 2013

Oh wow, I bet my DD would love these and me too!

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