Barbecue Beef Subs

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• salt and black pepper
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 6 lbs beef brisket, cut into 2-inch cubes
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 (12 ounce) bottle dark beer
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
• 2 french baguettes

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, mix 2 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper and the cayenne.
• 2 set aside 1/2 teaspoon of the spice mixture. in a large bowl, toss the brisket with the remaining spice mixture.
• 3 preheat the oven to 300°. in a large, heavy skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
• 4 working in batches, add the brisket and cook until browned, 8 to 10 minutes. transfer to a large roasting pan.
• 5 add the beer to the skillet, lower the heat and simmer for 2 minutes, scraping up the browned bits.
• 6 pour the beer mixture into the roasting pan, cover and cook in the oven until the meat cuts easily with a fork, 3 1/2 to 4 hours. let cool.
• 7 shred the beef and transfer to a large saucepan. pour the remaining pan juices into a bowl and skim off the fat.
• 8 add 2 cups of the juices to the shredded beef, cover and keep warm over low heat.
• 9 in a small saucepan, heat the ketchup, vinegar, brown sugar, mustard and the reserved 1/2 teaspoon spice mixture over medium heat. stir 1 cup of the ketchup mixture into the beef, setting aside the rest for serving.
• 10 cover the beef and cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through.
• 11 split the baguettes and hollow out slightly. mound the beef into the bread bottoms; cover with the bread tops. cut each into 4 pieces and serve with the reserved sauce.