MGoBBQ: Pulled Pepper Stout Beef
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[What this is: We yoinked Joe Pichey from MMMGoBluBBQ to share his tailgating recipes and Stubb's offered to sponsor it because their CEO is a big fan of this site and he offered to buy meat for Joe to cook for us for the Marlin event two weeks ago and I missed the e-mail until it was too late and now I AM SO MAD AT MYSELF THAT I MISSED THAT!!!]
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Typically, the Michigan vs. Sparty BBQ at my place has a larger than normal crowd. We have a fun good mix of fans from both sides and they all love tasty meats. One of our favorites is the Pulled Pepper Stout Beef. This one is a top 5. It combines everything we like. Meat, peppers, onions and beer. Find something in that combo that is not good. I dare ya. It's not only tasty, but very versatile. I love it on a toasted ciabatta roll, but could also be served on sourdough, hawaiian bread, tortilla, mashed taters, rice or even eaten by itself. Here's what you will need.
Ingredients:
4 lbs chuck roast
3 bell peppers. (I used 3. Red, Green and Yellow)
3 Jalapeños ( I like it hot. Use 2 for less heat)
1 lg red onion
6 Garlic Cloves (Crushed)
1/4 cup Worcestershire Sauce
12 oz bottle of Guinness Extra Stout
Kosher Salt and pepper
BBQ sauce
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Directions:
Fire up the grill or smoker for indirect heat. Shoot for a temp of 275 degrees.
Start with a 4 lb chuck roast and trim a little of the extra fat. If there isn't any extra fat, you are ready to season it up. What a beautiful hunk of meat.
Cover the chuck roast with salt and pepper mix. I love pepper, so I went extra heavy in this area. It adds a nice crust once the roast has been on the smoker or grill for a few hours.
I smoked the roast at 275 for about 3 hours with 2 chunks of hickory wood. This is not mandatory, but I love the hickory flavor. Cook until the internal temp hits 165 degrees.
While the roast is on the smoker/grill, it's a good time to assemble the other ingredients.
Cut up the peppers, onions, jalapeños and garlic and add to an aluminum pan along with the Worcestershire Sauce and Guinness. Mix em up and they are ready for the meat.
Once it hits 165 degrees internally, its time to add the meat to the veg. This usually takes around 3 hours, but can vary depending on the size of the roast. The higher temp will add a nice crust to the meat along with a pink ring of smokiness.
Add and foil (Tightly) I used 2 layers of foil on this one.
Crank up the smoker/grill or oven to 350 degrees and let go for about 3 hours. This is where the magic happens. The fat breaks down and the meat becomes fork tender.
After about 3 hours, give it a look. The meat should be fork tender and the veggies will be soft and juicy. If you don't have a pair of Meat Rakes, get some (Amazon link). This is one of my favorite BBQ tools. They do a great job shredding and pulling pork and beef. Go ahead and shred and mix it up.
Once the meat and veggies are all mixed up, its time to put everything back in the 350 degree smoker/grill/oven for about 30 minutes until the juice reduces by half. Add a cup of your favorite BBQ sauce (Stubbs Sweet Heat is perfect) and mix well.
After 30 minutes, it should look like this. Grab a ciabatta, tortilla, french roll or just a fork and go to town.
I went with a ciabatta roll for this one. I had some horseradish sauce in the fridge and decided to add this to the toasted roll. This recipe will feed a crowd and give you plenty of options. It will also freeze really well if you are the first one ever to have leftovers.
The original recipe was created by Larry at The Wolfe Pit. He has a great BBQ Blog. Check it out when you have a chance. Enjoy the game and send me pics of your finished Q. GO BLUE!!!
October 23rd, 2014 at 9:06 AM ^
This is torture. I have a PB&J in my brief case for lunch.
October 23rd, 2014 at 10:51 AM ^
cue the sad trombone
October 23rd, 2014 at 12:15 PM ^
Torture for me, too. I have split pea soup and cole slaw for lunch. I love that food, but I be like dang do I want what I see above.
October 23rd, 2014 at 9:07 AM ^
October 23rd, 2014 at 9:11 AM ^
Looks awesome.
October 23rd, 2014 at 9:15 AM ^
October 23rd, 2014 at 9:20 AM ^
I made this one last weekend. After earlier posts, I navigated to MMMGoBluBBQ 's site and thought this one was a winner. It was.
Next time I will add a few more peppers and onions. But it was really good.
October 23rd, 2014 at 9:22 AM ^
Every Thursday, 9:00 AM, like clockwork, MmmGoBluBBQ tortures us. So cruel. So deliciously cruel.
October 23rd, 2014 at 9:22 AM ^
Looks great. Using a good roll is probably key.
October 23rd, 2014 at 9:23 AM ^
THIS one seems to be the one right up my alley. This looks sooo dang good
October 23rd, 2014 at 9:25 AM ^
My girlfriend would leave me for that sandwich, and I wouldn't blame her. She'd be trading up.
October 23rd, 2014 at 9:25 AM ^
I missed not having a recipe last week.
Best feature on the blog.
The recipes keep getting better & better.
October 23rd, 2014 at 9:30 AM ^
I'm adding all your recipes to my master cookbook.
October 23rd, 2014 at 9:50 AM ^
If you don't want the spicey heat, don't use less jalapeños, just remove the seeds. That's where the 'heat' is.
October 23rd, 2014 at 9:56 AM ^
the membrane, the white part inside, I believe.
October 23rd, 2014 at 10:12 AM ^
It just says in the ingredients list "BBQ sauce." Shouldn't it read : STUBB's BBQ Sauce as they are a sponsor now? :)
And that pulled meat sandwich looks awesome. I will have to try it.
October 23rd, 2014 at 10:43 AM ^
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October 23rd, 2014 at 11:01 AM ^
I need to order some Stubbs after hearing you all rave about it in these posts. What would you recommend at a must have? I got a 1/4 beef recently and need to try this with one of my roasts. Also, does anyone have an opinion of Ray's Polish Fire? I became aware of this sauce at a concert a few weekends ago and had to order some for (maybe) obvious reasons. I hope I didn't waste my money.
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:55 AM ^
Depends on your taste. I like them all. Some go better with beef and some of the sweeter sauces go better with pork and chicken. One great thing about these sauces are how inexpensive they are compared to others out there. Grab a few and try them out.
October 23rd, 2014 at 10:19 AM ^
post these after lunch
October 23rd, 2014 at 10:29 AM ^
October 23rd, 2014 at 10:49 AM ^
Click the mgobbq tag at the top of the post. Don't do it if you're hungry!!
October 23rd, 2014 at 10:53 AM ^
You forgot to add the two tablets of Imodium
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:03 AM ^
any tips on how to get this done on a charcoal grill? I've never tried to maintain any sort of constant temp on a charcoal grill before.
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:51 AM ^
Hey Carolina Blue,
Here is a link to my version of cooking indirect on a charcoal grill. Let me know if you have any questions.
http://www.mmmgoblubbq.com/2014/08/indirect-cooking-on-charcoal-grill.html
Joe
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:14 AM ^
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:41 AM ^
Looks damn fine. If I can suggest, instead of using rolls, butter and griddle some super thick slices of texas toast or other thick cut bread for these kinds of sandwiches.
October 23rd, 2014 at 11:53 AM ^
GREAT IDEA!!! I will add this to the mix next time.
October 23rd, 2014 at 12:09 PM ^
October 23rd, 2014 at 12:38 PM ^
So that's the secret to getting the meat to that perfect stage.... the fat, etc. breaks down during the lengthy cooking process. Pure gold! Thanks for posting.
October 23rd, 2014 at 2:45 PM ^
October 23rd, 2014 at 9:59 PM ^
And Stubb's. That is all.
October 24th, 2014 at 12:35 AM ^
October 25th, 2014 at 9:28 PM ^
The game sucked but at half time the meat was ready. I had to use my slow cooker since I don't have a smoker. By then the house smelled so good the family was about to kill me if we didn't eat right that minute.
I couldn't decide between the ciabatta rolls and the hawaiian sweet rolls so I didn't: we had both.
Outrageously good. Hours later and we're still all groaning on the couch.
Thanks a ton for these recipes - a great way to make game day even more special.
Go Blue BQ!
November 10th, 2014 at 2:34 PM ^
I made this last weekend. I was coming here to post that it turned out a little more dry than I was expecting, but then I realized I FORGOT THE HORSERADISH SAUCE! IT WAS JUST SITTING IN MY REFRIGERATOR MELDING FLAVORS!
Like the M00N game, without the horseradish sauce, it was still a winner, but wasn't all it could be.
Well, that's not fair to the sandwich - very good, but next time I might double the stout.
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