smoked chuck

This delicious recipe is as fall apart tender as a pot roast but with a smoky flavor that's perfect for pulled beef sandwiches, tacos, nachos, baked potatoes, and so much more!

Pulled Beef Chuck Roast Recipe

boneless beef chuck roast

Big Bad Beef Rub

Mortons salt

beef broth

Prep. Season the chuck roast with Kosher salt. If you can, give the salt 1 to 2 hours to be absorbed. The process of salting in advance is called dry brining. The rule of thumb is 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt per pound (453.6 g) of meat, but you can simply eyeball it by sprinkling on the same amount of salt you would use to season a steak if it was served to you unsalted. 

Fire up. Prepare a smoker for indirect cooking. Alternatively, you can set up a charcoal grill for 2-zone cooking by placing a chimney full of pre-heated charcoal briquets on one side of the grill&#39;s charcoal grate in order to create direct and indirect cooking zones. Adjust the smoker or grill vents to bring the temperature to about 225°F (107.2°C) and add 2 to 3 chunks of your favorite smoking wood to the charcoal for flavor. On a gas grill, adjust the temperature knobs so that one half of the grill is off and the other half is heated enough to maintain a temperature of approximately 225°F (107.2°C) on the indirect side.

Once the smoker or grill is ready, season the chuck roast with Big Bad Beef Rub.

Cook. Place the chuck roast on the main cooking grate as far away from the heat source as possible. Set the lid on the grill with the top vent fully open and positioned directly above the chuck roast in order to force the smoke over and around the meat.

Allow the chuck roast to smoke until it reaches an internal temperature of 160°F (71.1°C). Place the chuck roast on a double layer of aluminum foil, fold the sides of the foil up to create a boat, and pour the beef evenly broth over the meat. Tightly wrap the chuck roast in the foil and return to the smoker.

Continue cooking the wrapped chuck roast until it reaches an internal temperature of 205°F (96.1°C).

Serve. Remove the chuck roast from the smoker or grill and carefully open the foil to allow steam to escape. Alternatively you can store the wrapped chuck roast in a faux Cambro for up to two hours until ready to serve. Use two forks to shred the chuck roast just prior to serving. Also, be sure to check out this video from our friends how HowToBBQRight.com for smoked pulled chuck roast!

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Recipe for Pulled Beef using a Smoked Chuck Roast

Chuck Roast is one cut of meat that most people don’t associate with BBQ.  Much like brisket, chuck roast needs to cook for a long time to become tender.  It’s made up of different groups of the shoulder and contains a good bit of fat and collagen.  This cut stands up well to long cooks and the fat melts away leaving moist, flavor-packed meat.

I bought 2 chuck roasts weighing 3lbs each. Chuck is considered a lesser cut of beef, so it’s common to find it under $3 per lb. This means you can feed a lot of people some good food without spending a lot. 

Much like a pork butt or brisket it takes a while to cook a chuck roast.  You want it to be close to falling apart in the end, so it takes some time.  You can plan on a 6 hour cook easy depending on the size of the roast.

For this recipe I’m shooting for more of a beefy flavor than typical bbq, so the seasoning I use is savory based.  I take my AP seasoning (Salt, Pepper, Garlic) and add a few things to it.

1/2 cup Salt
1/4 cup Garlic
1/4 cup Onion Powder
1/4 cup Chili Powder
1/8 cup Black Pepper
1 tea Ground Parsley
1 tea Ground Oregano

Season all sides of the chuck roast with this mixture (it’s more than enough seasoning for 2)

Now it’s time to light the fire. I’m looking for 250 degrees with a little mild pecan smoke for these chucks.  Once the smoker is up to temperature, place the roasts directly on the grate and close the lid.  

I’m using my Yoder (set & forget) today but any cooker will work as long as you can regulate the heat.  

After 1.5 hours flip both roasts over and continue smoking.  Keep adding pecan chunks as necessary and maintain the temperature at 250 degrees.  

At the 3 hour mark the chuck roasts should be ready to pan.  Take a thermometer reading here; it should read between 140-150 degrees.  The meat won’t take any more smoke at this point, so it’s best to get it covered.  

For these chuck roasts, I use a large steam pan to hold them both.  The meat needs some additional liquid as well, so I pour in 32oz of warmed beef broth.  If you want to change it up a little substitute red wine or even a dark beer, go for it. 
Cover the pan with aluminum foil and place it back on the smoker still holding 250 degrees. 

You’re looking at another 2-3 hours at least, so keep an eye on the pit and add fuel as needed.  

You want to go more by the internal temp that the time - and the final target temperature is 195-200 internal.  It’s not the end of the world if you overshoot the target temp on this cut of meat.  There’s plenty of liquid in the pan to add moisture and you want it falling apart.  This beef is for pulling, so we want the collagen and fat holding it together to completely dissolve.  

When the thermometer is reading 195 and it feels like a knife sliding into hot butter, you know it’s done.  Remove the pan from the smoker and let the steam escape for about 5 minutes.  Rest the meat for at least an hour (I go for 2) before breaking it down.  Even after two hours it will still be so hot you’ll need to wear hand savers and gloves. 

When it’s done properly this meat will practically pull itself. Separate any fat that didn’t render and pull the pieces into small strands. If you don’t want to shred it by hand you can always use a couple forks or a pork puller... it will flake right apart after it cools a little.   

I like to reserve the liquid from the large pan. That beef broth is rightly seasoned after you’ve cooked the chuck roasts in it. You can use it to add a little extra moisture to your pulled meat. Just ladle some of the liquid over the pulled meat... and you’re ready to serve.

Now, you can just serve this pulled beef the way it is. And it is some good stuff. But I like to make a pulled beef sandwich. It’s something great to serve for tailgates and football parties because it’s different and delicious. 

For my Pulled Beef Sandwich here’s what you’ll need:

Pulled Beef
Onion buns 
Carmalized Onions (recipe on the right side)
Horseradish Mayo*

Horseradish Mayo Recipe
- 16oz Mayo
- 6oz Horseradish Cream Sauce
Mix together and place into a squeeze bottle. 

All you do to make this sandwich is to split the onion roll and pile on a heaping serving of pulled beef. Then I just top with caramelized onions and Mayo. 

It’s easy and folks go crazy over it. You get a little sweetness from the onions – and the horseradish mayo has just enough of a kick without being overpowering. 

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Smoked Chuck Tender Roast

chuck tender roast

garlic

apple cider vinegar

Preheat your grill to 225°F.

Season your roast with the SPG and rub...

Season your roast with the SPG and rub into all sides of the meat. Place the meat on the grill.

Cook the roast until the internal temperature reaches...

Cook the roast until the internal temperature reaches 160°F, spritzing with the apple cider vinegar (ACV) every hour.

Once the roast reaches 160°F, wrap in foil...

Once the roast reaches 160°F, wrap in foil and pour in several tablespoons of the ACV with the meat. Wrap tightly, so none of the liquid can escape.

Bump up the grill temp to 250°F and...

Bump up the grill temp to 250°F and continue cooking, wrapped, until the internal temperature reaches 205°F (or is probe-tender).

Remove from the grill and let rest. Reserve...

Remove from the grill and let rest. Reserve the liquid from the foil packet when you open it up.

Slice and serve with the braising liquid and...

Slice and serve with the braising liquid and some tangy barbecue sauce.

Morton ((approximately

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