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Roasted and Shredded Beef Sandwiches

January 8, 2012 by Joy the Baker 111 Comments

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Dear New Year,

Here’s the deal!  I like carrot sticks.  I’m going to keep eating those.  I like oatmeal cookies.  I’m going to continue to consider them a breakfast cookie.  I’ll drink green juices.  I’ll even like it.

Also… I’m going to continue to follow 3 people on Facebook that I don’t actually like.  It’s that ‘keep your enemies close’ thing.

I’m going to drink tea, but I’ll always love coffee more.

I’ll go to church.  I’ll volunteer… and I’ll try to be better all the time.  I’ll try most sincerely.  I’ll try to love more and text less.

I’m going to find a new bourbon to appreciate.  That should be bonkers fun.

I’m going to eat real dinners, unless eating cold cereal while reading Food and Wine magazine makes more sense.

That’s where this roasted beef sandwich comes in.  Gorgeous.  Glorious.  Blessed day!  This could be the answer to unanswered questions.  Slow cooking, good smelling, tender tender, sandwich goodness.

Alright New Year, I’m gonna getcha!

Love,

Joy

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This might have been love at first sight.  Now I know what that’s like.  Thank you!

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There is such beauty in the simplicity of this recipe.  Beef roast is combined with broth, lots of raw garlic, onion, fresh sage and fresh thyme.  I used a large Dutch oven… but a slow cooker (crock pot) also works well too!  Beef is slooooooow cooked to tender perfection.  This takes hoooouuuurrrsss.  You can do all sorts of things in the time it takes for this roast to simmer, cook, and make your home smell amazing.

Errands.  Emails.  Closet organizing.  Nail painting.  Cookbook browsing.  Facebook stalking… imagine the things you could do.

After cooking the meat is removed from the liquid and shredded with two forks.  It falls apart, really.  It is a perfect thing.

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The roasted beef is matched with brioche buns and spicy horseradish mayonnaise.  Major delicious.  Major boy food.  Major family food.  Set it and forget it…. and then be amazed at what an amazing chef you are!

These photographs were taken with an iPhone using Instagram.  Keeping it simple.

Roasted and Shredded Beef Sandwiches

serves 12

recipe adapted from Everyday Food

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3 pounds beef chuck shoulder roast, cut into 1 pound pieces

4 cups low sodium beef broth

1 head garlic, cloves smashed and peeled

small handful of flat leaf Italian parsley and stems

1 thick slice red onion

3 fresh sage leaves

1 1/2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves, and a few fresh stems as well

coarse sea salt and fresh ground black pepper

For the Horseradish Mayonnaise

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1-2 tablespoons prepared horseradish

1 tablespoon chopped chives

1 tablespoon chopped parsley

pinch of salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

brioche buns, red onion slices, and dijon mustard for serving

Oven Method:  Preheat oven to 275 degrees F.  In a large Dutch oven with a tight fitting lid, combine beef, broth, garlic, parsley leaves and stems, and onion.  Sprinkle salt and pepper over the meat pieces.  Cover the Dutch oven and place in the oven.  Bake until beef is tender and can be easily pulled apart with two forks. , 5 to 6 hours.

Slow-Cooker Method:  In a 6 or 6 quart slow cooker, combine beef, broth, garlic, parsley leaves and stems, and onion.  Sprinkle salt and pepper over the meat pieces.  Cover and cook on high until beef is tender and can easily be pulled apart with a fork, about 6 hours.

To serve:  with a slotted spoon transfer beef to a large bowl.  Using two forks, pull the meet apart into shreds.  Remove and discard and large fat pieces.  Moisten meat with up to 1 cup of cooking broth.  Reserve some of the remaining liquid for dipping.  Beef can be refrigerated, in an airtight container in the fridge, for up to 5 days.

To make the Horseradish Sauce:  combine mayonnaise, prepared horseradish, chives, parsley, salt and pepper.  Spread on bread as desired.

Serve sandwich with horseradish mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, and fresh red onion on toasted brioche buns.  

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  1. Louisa [Living Lou]

    January 9, 2012 at 7:07 am

    Hahahaha, the mention of Facebook stalking made me laugh out loud; get out of my brain!

    On a serious note, this looks yummy. I don’t typically eat red meat, but after this post a roast beef sandwich at 9am on a Monday morning sounds perfect!

    Reply
    • joythebaker

      January 9, 2012 at 11:14 am

      facebook stalking is just real life. no biggie.

      Reply
      • Jen

        January 9, 2012 at 11:46 am

        You sound like my best friend. She always knows what’s up with everyone just by Facebook stalking. I think stalking should be a topic of an upcoming podcast.

        Reply
        • joythebaker

          January 9, 2012 at 5:50 pm

          YES!!!!

          Reply
  2. Katie @ohshineon

    January 9, 2012 at 7:06 am

    I never thought I could craze a roast beef sandwich at all… let along at 9:00 in the morning. You’ve officially done it, Joy. Congratulations. You’ve made an absolute starving fool out of me!

    Reply
    • joythebaker

      January 9, 2012 at 11:14 am

      i totally ate one of these for breakfast the next day. no shame.

      Reply
  3. pam

    January 9, 2012 at 6:48 am

    I agree with all the above. And I have to say I make of your receipes then anyone else blogging or writing recipes. This will be a new one I will have to try out because I do love a good roast beef sandwich! pure love. happy new year little lady!

    Reply
  4. Lynne @ 365 Days of Baking

    January 9, 2012 at 6:36 am

    Those iphotos are SO cool. I’d love to get an iphone just so I can take the pictures!
    I need to make this. Anything that I can set up in the morning to cook all day and be ready after a busy day with the kids sure does have my vote! Thanks, Joy!

    Reply
  5. Sally @ Spontaneous Hausfrau

    January 9, 2012 at 6:18 am

    My husband would love this so much he may propose to me again. So, I’m making this. Done deal.

    Reply
  6. Kartik @ Bakeology 101

    January 9, 2012 at 6:14 am

    The delicious smell of the roast beef is wafting through my computer screen. Literally. No, not really, but wouldn’t it be amazing if that happened?

    Reply
  7. Clare

    January 9, 2012 at 6:09 am

    Good luck with the resolutions and the New Year!

    Love your blog! Have similiar resolutions myself, mine being learning to cook!! Will start trying some of your recipes :)

    Clare

    Reply
  8. thelittleloaf

    January 9, 2012 at 6:05 am

    My boyfriend is going to fall in love with me all over again when I make this? Absolute boy-food bliss :-)

    Reply
  9. Heather (Heather's Dish)

    January 9, 2012 at 5:57 am

    looks like heaven to me!

    Reply
  10. cindy

    January 9, 2012 at 5:56 am

    I made shredded pork this weekend, now I think I just need this beef next weekend….and spicy horseradish mayonaise, perfect.

    Reply
  11. kmarie

    January 9, 2012 at 5:36 am

    happy new year, joy!
    i probably wouldn’t have even noticed this recipe on my own, but your photos and text make it seem like the perfect thing to make and eat :)

    Reply
  12. A Plum By Any Other Name

    January 9, 2012 at 5:26 am

    Dear Joy,

    This absolutely is a recipe destined to make its way into my 2012. It’s 7a and I wish I had one. For real. The chips too. Not the carrot sticks. It’s too early for them.

    Fondly,
    Emily

    Reply
  13. Jo

    January 9, 2012 at 5:22 am

    Hey Joy,
    Discovered your blog about a month ago. It’s become my new first-blog-to-read every morning (although that translates into 11pm when you have 2 children under 3)…I am loving it. The chicken and biscuits recipe has gone into household rotation.
    I love the way your unique voice comes across.
    Jo

    Reply
    • joythebaker

      January 9, 2012 at 11:15 am

      thank you, Jo! i’m so glad you like the chicken and biscuits. they’re a favorite of mine too!

      Reply
  14. Jillian

    January 9, 2012 at 4:59 am

    Yayyyyy! I’ve been waiting for this recipe all weekend after seeing your teasers on instagram. Dinner tonight, for sure!

    Reply
  15. Sara {Home is Where the Cookies Are}

    January 9, 2012 at 4:50 am

    Good Lord! My stomach started growling as I was reading this. You are so right – perfect boy/family/girl-who-loves-boy-food food. Yum – and this is THE prime time of year for slow cooked dinners. I can smell it now. . . .

    Reply
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