Slow Cooker Pulled Beef
Slow Cooker Pulled Beef is a savory, tender recipe for your shredded beef sandwiches or sliders, or to eat by itself! Includes an easy au jus dipping sauce recipe.
Ingredients
For the beef:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3-4 pounds beef chuck roast
- ½ tablespoon salt
- 2 teaspoons oregano
- 1 ½ teaspoons black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
Crockpot additions:
- 2 small yellow onions, chopped
- 4 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon thyme, dried
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 cup light beer or stout beer
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
Optional, for sandwiches:
- provolone sliced cheese
- hoagie rolls
Instructions
- Pat beef roast dry with paper towels. Season the surface of the beef with salt, oregano, black pepper, garlic powder and onion powder.
- Warm oil over medium high heat in a large skillet.
- Sear seasoned beef on both sides until a beautiful brown sear color occurs, about 4 minutes per side.
- Remove beef and place into the crockpot.
- Into the same skillet, add onions and sauté until softened, about 3 minutes. Add in garlic and cook an additional 30 seconds. Be careful not to allow the garlic to burn.
- Transfer sauteed onions and garlic into the crockpot.
- Add remaining ingredients into the slow cooker. Cover with lid and cook on high heat for 3-4 hours or low heat for 6-8 hours.
- Once beef is cooked, remove beef and set to the side on a cutting board. Drain leftover juices through a fine-mesh sieve. The juice left over is the au jus that can be thickened if desired. See comments below for instructions.
- Shred beef and return to the slow cooker with some of the leftover liquid to keep moist.
- Serve as sandwiches or by itself over mashed potatoes.
Notes
If you'd like to thicken the leftover juice, melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add 1.5 tablespoons of flour, whisk and stir to combine and form a loose paste. Add leftover juices from crockpot. Remember to strain first to remove fat blobs and impurities.
To the butter and flour paste, whisk in 1-2 cups of the leftover juices from the crockpot. Whisk and allow to come to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and allow the au jus to sit for a few minutes to thicken further before serving with the pulled beef.
Serving: 1, Calories: 640kcal, Carbohydrates: 11g, Protein: 55g, Fat: 40g, Saturated Fat: 15g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 22g, Trans Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 178mg, Sodium: 896mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 2g
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