Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Crock Pot Makeover

With fall schedules ramping up it is time to figure out family meal time.  Your mom knew that a crock pot meant that dinner would wait for the family and not the other way around - but she probably didn't serve you this:

BBQ Beef Sandwiches

3 lbs. beef chuck roast
2 T oil
2 C tomato puree
1/2 C molasses
1/4 C apple cider vinegar
1 t salt
1/2 t cumin
1/2 t onion powder
1/2 t garlic powder
1/2 t mustard powder
8 seeded sandwich buns

1.  brown your roast in oil on stove top for about 5 minutes per side.
2.  mix tomato puree, molasses, vinegar and spices in a medium bowl until well combined.
3.  place roast in crock pot and cover with sauce.
4.  cook 4-6 hours on high or 8 on low.
5.  remove roast to cool on carving board.  Let sauce cool for 10 minutes and then skim off fat.  Trim  fat from beef and shred with forks.  Return shredded beef to pot with sauce and heat for 20 minutes.
6.  serve on toasted seeded buns

I like this served with oven fries and coleslaw.  I'll be adding new crock pot recipes over the next few days so stay tuned!!

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