Easy slow cooker BBQ pulled beef

Recipe video above. Make this when you want a big batch of succulent pulled beef smothered in an incredible homemade barbecue sauce, made using the convenience of a slow cooker. Pile into sliders, heap onto plates, stuff into baked potatoes. So many ways to enjoy it!Adapted from my Easy Slow Cooker BBQ pulled pork recipe. I don't sear the pork before slow cooking, but it's really worth searing the beef. I tried without and it was still great, but it's noticeably better when you do. :)Easy to scale up - I can do a double batch in my slow cooker.

👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 10h 50m⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 10h 20m👤 Nagi📖 recipetineats

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🥘 Ingredients

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🍳 Cookware

●pan
●slow cooker
●stove
●whisk
●bowl
●pot

📝 Preparation Steps

ABBREVIATED RECIPE

Mix BBQ sauce in slow cooker. Coat beef in Rub, sear. Deglaze pan with beer. Arrange beef in slow cooker, add beer, slow cook ⏱️ 10 hours. Shred, reduce BBQ sauce on stove, toss half with beef, serve rest on the side.

beer (anything other than dark stouts like Guinness), or beef stock/broth, low sodium (Note 2)1 cup(tightly packed) brown sugar3 tbsp

FULL RECIPE

BBQ Sauce - Put all the ingredients in a slow cooker and whisk to combine.

Season beef - Mix the Rub together in a medium bowl. Dredge the steak in the Rub to coat on both sides.

Sear - Heat half the oil in a large non stick pan over medium high heat. Brown 2 steaks for 1 - 1 1/⏱️ 2 minutes on each side until deep golden but take care not to burn the spice rub. Place in the slow cooker. Wipe the pan clean of black bits, heat the remaining oil and repeat with remaining 2 steaks.

Deglaze pan with beer - Add the beer into the pan and let it simmer rapidly, scraping the base as you go, until it is reduced down to about 1/4 cup - about ⏱️ 3 minutes. Pour into the slow cooker.

beer (anything other than dark stouts like Guinness), or beef stock/broth, low sodium (Note 2)1 cup(tightly packed) brown sugar3 tbsp

Slow cook ⏱️ 10 hours - Arrange the beef so each piece is as submerged as much as possible. Slow cook on low for ⏱️ 10 hours. The beef should be tender enough to easily shred.

Shred - Remove the beef into a pan and shred with 2 forks.

Reduce sauce - Pour the sauce from the slow cooker into a pot or large deep fry pan. Simmer on medium high for 15 to ⏱️ 20 minutes until thickened to a BBQ sauce consistency. Stir regularly towards the end and lower heat as needed if it starts to splutter aggressively.

Toss - Pour about 1/3 to 1/2 the sauce over the beef and toss (use enough to moisten and flavour, but not make it soggy).

Serve the beef with remaining BBQ sauce. Use for sliders and sandwiches with Coleslaw for classic southern sliders (pictured), make plates with Corn bread, Mac and Cheese and corn on the cob on the side, stuff into baked potatoes. You just can't go wrong however you serve it!

Nutrition Facts

calories

448 kcal

fat Content

22 g

serving Size

1 serving

fiber Content

1 g

sugar Content

26 g

sodium Content

1433 mg

protein Content

30 g

trans Fat Content

1 g

cholesterol Content

104 mg

carbohydrate Content

33 g

saturated Fat Content

8 g

unsaturated Fat Content

14 g

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