Pulled Beef??

MWS · August 28, 2005, 06:31:37 PM

I just bought a bone in beef shoulder roast (chuck). I wonder, could I treat this like a pork shoulder and pull the meat when done? I was planning on a dry rub and then smoking with pecan for 4 hours. At this point I would empty and replace the water bowl, then wrap the roast in foil with a splash of apple juice and continue to cook till IT = 190+F. Has anyone tried this? If it works like I think it should, then I'm in for some mighty fine sandwiches for work. Thanks for any comments or suggestions on this cut of meat. I will probably start it on Tuesday.

Mike 

"Men like to barbecue, men will cook if danger is involved".
-John Wayne

nsxbill · August 28, 2005, 07:41:25 PM

What the heck, give it a try. Don't know if it has as high a fat content as pork to allow pulling, but chuck roasts cooked for lengthy time in slow cooker would pull, so don't know why your roast wouldn't do the same.

Bill

There is room on earth for all God's creatures....on my plate next to the mashed potatoes.

Oldman · August 29, 2005, 12:48:51 AM

Let us know how it turns out... I'm interested.

Olds

calatexmex · August 29, 2005, 01:46:08 PM

Check out this link for pulled beef http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/chuckroll.html

Mike C

BigSmoker · August 30, 2005, 07:24:51 PM

I think it will work fine. Should be like smokey pot roast I would think.

Jeff

Some say BBQ is in your blood, if thats true my blood must be BBQ sauce.

Habanero Smoker · August 30, 2005, 10:36:10 PM

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by BigSmoker
 I think it will work fine. Should be like smokey pot roast I would think.

Jeff

Some say BBQ is in your blood, if thats true my blood must be BBQ sauce.

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Or like brisket. There is a BBQ place about 20 miles from me, and when you order a brisket sandwich he doesn't slice, he pulls the meat apart.

MWS · August 31, 2005, 02:47:09 AM

The chuck roast pulled....I smoked it for 4 hours with pecan @ 215F. Then I placed the roast in an aluminum pan, added 1/2 cup of beer (stout) and covered the pan with foil. I placed the pan back in the smoker for another 5 hours till the IT read 200F. I removed the roast and let it sit for 20 mins (I was hungry). That baby just fell apart when I went to pull it. A great success..[:D] I also had about 1 1/2 cups of 'juice' for dipping or making gravy. The smoke flavour was nicely pronounced throughout the meat and the gravy is superb with the stout and smoke flavours. I'll be doing this again for sure.

Mike 

"Men like to barbecue, men will cook if danger is involved".
-John Wayne

nsxbill · August 31, 2005, 02:50:28 AM

Mike,

Sounds great! Thanks for being the Guinea Pig and trying it!

Bill

There is room on earth for all God's creatures....on my plate next to the mashed potatoes.

Brabus · September 23, 2005, 04:18:17 PM

Chuck roast sounds like a good plan :) maybe less potent of a taste than brisket.

Oldman · September 23, 2005, 06:58:51 PM

Mike I got one extra brisket flat I was wondering what to do with.... I wonder if I can pull something like this off with it. Perhaps with the beer I could add some rendered beef fat for more flavoring.

Olds

Oldman · September 23, 2005, 10:54:22 PM

Ok update on the idea from mws.

I took part of my smoked brisket--it is cooked for slicing--placed it into a glass baking dish. Added about 1/2 bottle of beer and a good 1/3 cup of BBQ sauce. Covered the dish and placed in 325 F oven. One hour or so later and all I can say is

Man O Man what a sandwich this makes! There was a little grease as this was the large end and I did not cut out the fat. So I just place two paper towels on it to soak up the grease....

Wow going back for another one... [:D]

Olds

MWS · September 24, 2005, 09:47:05 PM

I hope you used the juices for dipping those sandwiches....MMmmmm MMmm [:D]

Mike 

"Men like to barbecue, men will cook if danger is involved".
-John Wayne

car54 · September 26, 2005, 12:02:09 AM

Mike,

I plan on doing this next week. How much bark was created if any because of the foil? Also can you taste the stout in the meat or sauce?

Brad

MWS · September 26, 2005, 03:18:09 AM

Brad,

There is a bark after the 4 hour initial smoke, due to the heavy rub I placed on the roast. The flavors really take off after I add the stout and place it in a pan with foil. The braising really spreads the smoke flavor throughout the meat. The stout adds a sweet, roasted almost mollasses like subtle flavor to the sauce. Add the smoke and juices from the roast and I'm talking one heck of a dipping sauce [:p]. I have done this twice now. I sliced instead of pulled the second time with equally satisfying results. I like the chuck roast better than the briskets I've been able to get up here. There's more fat content for a more tender result.

Mike 

"Men like to barbecue, men will cook if danger is involved".
-John Wayne

Mikey · September 28, 2005, 07:45:02 PM

Hey NXSBILL, speaking of Guinea pigs, has anyone tried pulled Guinea pig. Just kidding, well maybe not, you could call it sqeakin jerky.