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Hobo Chuck

There’s nothing wrong with pot roast, but the beef chuck shoulder roast needs a break from the potatoes and carrots and soupy broth treatment. Beef chuck makes excellent barbecue, full of rich beefy flavor. Like brisket, its connective tissue requires slow barbecue-style cooking. Chuck isn’t as long and stringy as brisket, but it can pretty much do anything a brisket can do and in less time. Also, a good chuck roast on special is an easier find than a brisket with a good fat cap. It’s about choices and good substitutes, and a chuck roast is one of them.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 8 to 10 servings

Ingredients

One 3-to 4-pound boneless chuck shoulder roast, trimmed of excess fat and cut into big chunks
3 tablespoons Cheater Basic Dry Rub (page 45)
1/4 cup bottled smoke

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    PUT the roast in a medium to large slow cooker (at least 4 quarts).

    Step 2

    SPREAD the dry rub over the meat. Add the bottled smoke.

    Step 3

    COVER and cook on high for 4 to 6 hours or on low for 8 to 10 hours, until the meat shreds easily.

    Step 4

    REMOVE the meat from the slow cooker and shred or chop.

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