Barbecue Beef Sandwiches

Total Time: 3 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 (4 lb) chuck roast
• 3/4 cup water
• 3 onions, chopped roughly
• garlic powder
• salt
• pepper
• 24 small french rolls (or more)
• 1 cup prepared barbecue sauce
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce (or 1 cup ketchup plus 4 oz water)
• 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
• 1 1/2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 cup sweet pickle juice
• 1/2 cup brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 place roast in a roasting pan and season roast with garlic power, salt and pepper and cover with onions. pour in water. cover and roast at 300°f for 45 minute per pound. (4 pounds takes about 3 hours).
• 2 note: meat can also be cooked on the stove in a covered dutch oven over low heat.
• 3 meanwhile, combine all sauce ingredients in a pan. whisk to blend well. simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
• 4 when meat is done it will be fork tender and easy to shred. remove from heat/oven and place on a cutting board. reserve onions.
• 5 stir onions into simmering barbecue sauce.
• 6 shred meat with two forks. it should be falling apart and easy to shred.
• 7 place meat in a large sauce pan and add bbq sauce. heat until warmed through.
• 8 to serve, slice small holes or slits in french rolls and stuff with meat as a filling. sometimes we just split the rolls horizontally, almost in half, and also add a slice of cheese. stuffed, these sandwiches present well on a buffet platter.