Barbecue beef sandwiches are a classic American comfort food that can be enjoyed for lunch, dinner, or a party. The beef is typically slow-cooked in a smoky barbecue sauce until it is tender and flavorful. The sandwiches can be served on a variety of breads, including buns, rolls, or French bread, and can be topped with a variety of condiments such as pickles, onions, and coleslaw. With so many different ways to make barbecue beef sandwiches, it can be hard to know where to start. This article will provide you with a step-by-step guide to making the best barbecue beef sandwiches, including tips on choosing the right cut of beef, cooking it properly, and choosing the perfect bread and toppings.
Here are our top 15 tried and tested recipes!
BBQ BEEF SANDWICHES
After years of searching, I found a BBQ sandwich recipe that's a hit with all my family and friends. It's easy to freeze for future meals ... if there's any left over. -Rebecca Rohland, Medford, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 8h15m
Yield 14 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the first 11 ingredients. Cut roast in half; place in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Pour ketchup mixture over roast. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until meat is tender., Remove meat and shred with two forks. Skim fat from cooking juices. Return meat to slow cooker; heat through. Using a slotted spoon, serve beef on buns.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 354 calories, Fat 12g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 63mg cholesterol, Sodium 805mg sodium, Carbohydrate 37g carbohydrate (16g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 24g protein.
SLOW-COOKED BARBECUED BEEF SANDWICHES
Chuck roast makes delicious shredded beef sandwiches after simmering in a rich, homemade sauce all day. The meat is tender and juicy and takes minutes to prepare for a weeknight dinner or potluck. -Tatina Smith, San Angelo, Texas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 8h35m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cut roast in half and place in a 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine the ketchup, brown sugar, barbecue sauce, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, liquid smoke if desired and seasonings. Pour over beef., Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until meat is tender. Remove meat; cool slightly. Skim fat from cooking liquid., Shred beef with two forks; return to the slow cooker. Cover and cook for 15 minutes or until heated through. Using a slotted spoon, place 1/2 cup on each bun. Serve with onions, pickles and jalapenos if desired. Freeze option: Place individual portions of cooled meat mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Microwave, covered, on high in a microwave-safe dish until heated through, gently stirring and adding a little broth / water if necessary.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 458 calories, Fat 15g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 74mg cholesterol, Sodium 1052mg sodium, Carbohydrate 49g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 30g protein.
BARBECUE BEEF SANDWICHES
These full-flavored sandwiches really hit the spot after a busy day. They're easy to make and have a fantastic blend of seasonings-no one can eat just one!
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 25m
Yield about 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Cook the beef, onion and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add all remaining ingredients except buns. Simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes. Serve on buns.
Nutrition Facts :
BARBECUED BEEF SANDWICHES
This recipe came from a military wife almost 30 years ago (thanks Elise) and it couldn't be much easier. Simply combine all ingredients and cook for 3 hours, then shred the meat. Serve it on buns of your choice...and then sit back and take in the compliments! Everyone loves this recipe, and I've used it at fund raising events with great success! Excellent with potato salad or coleslaw.
Provided by Poni
Categories Main Dish Recipes Sandwich Recipes Sloppy Joe Recipes
Time 3h15m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place roast in a Dutch oven, and sprinkle with chopped onions. Cover with tomatoes, water, sugar and Worcestershire sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
- Cook over medium heat with lid slightly ajar for 3 hours.
- Remove meat, and shred with 2 forks. Discard bones, fat and gristle. place shredded meat back into sauce, and cook until liquid is reduced, 15 to 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 279.8 calories, Carbohydrate 12.8 g, Cholesterol 70.7 mg, Fat 14.3 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 22.6 g, SaturatedFat 5.6 g, Sodium 304.3 mg, Sugar 9.4 g
SPICY BARBEQUED BEEF SANDWICHES
Provided by Robert Irvine : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 2h25m
Yield 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- To cook en papillote (on the grill, enclosed in foil), preheat grill to medium-high heat.
- Rinse beef to remove any unwanted smells, pat dry with paper toweling and season with garlic powder and salt and pepper, and set aside briefly. Make an oven pouch out of a 3 foot length of heavy duty foil by bringing the 2 ends to the center, folding the sides to seal, and leaving an opening at the top center through which to place the sauce and beef. Shake flour in the pouch to coat the inside. Sear all sides of beef on the grill, then put beef in pouch and pour 1/2 cup of the barbecue sauce and 1 tablespoon of the hot sauce over the meat (reserving the rest of the barbeque sauce and hot sauce). Seal the foil pouch by folding shut. Grill bagged beef directly on grill for about 30 minutes per pound. Ideally this should be cooked until fork tender, so that you can pull it apart with a fork.
- Let beef rest 10 minutes before carving into thin slices, or pulling it apart with a fork. Heat the reserved barbeque sauce and hot sauce in a small saucepan. Then chop or shred the sliced beef and serve on Kaiser rolls or crusty Italian rolls. Spoon a bit of the extra sauce over the meat.
BARBECUE BEEF FOR SANDWICHES
This recipe has been a family favorite for 35 years. Serve on hamburger buns that have been buttered on both halves, and lightly browned under broiler. Freeze some for lunches or dinner in a hurry.
Provided by VFBAUER
Categories Main Dish Recipes Sandwich Recipes Beef
Time 2h50m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place roast in a large covered pan. Roast at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 2 hours, or until the meat falls apart and shreds easily.
- In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add onions, and saute until onions become translucent.
- Stir in vinegar and chili sauce. Fill empty chili sauce bottle with water, shake, and pour liquid into skillet. Mix in brown sugar, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, salt, cayenne pepper, and garlic. Cook sauce over low heat, stirring often, until thickened.
- With two forks, shred roasted beef. Stir meat into the sauce in the skillet, and simmer for 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 199.6 calories, Carbohydrate 4.9 g, Cholesterol 52.9 mg, Fat 13.3 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 14.4 g, SaturatedFat 5.6 g, Sodium 207 mg, Sugar 2.2 g
BARBECUE BEEF SANDWICHES
This is wonderful melt in your mouth Shredded beef! We always make more than enough and eat the leftovers for days. This is great for having a group of people over and letting them serve themselves form the crock pot. You can combine the ingredients in a ziploc bag and freeze ahead if you like.
Provided by sassyheart
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 8h5m
Yield 12 sandwiches, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Put the chuck roast in the crock pot. pour the can of coke over the roast, sprinkle the onion salt on top of the roast add the minced garlic and then smother the whole thing with barbecue sauce.
- Cook it on low for 8 - 10 hours. the meat will practically shred itself when you insert a fork into it. Just continue to move the fork around and mix the meat completely with the sauce.
TANGY BARBECUED BEEF SANDWICHES
Every year for our church ice cream social, we'd fill six roaster ovens with these ingredients and let them simmer all day. Boy, did that barbecue smell good. If you want a meal that's ready to eat in 30 minutes, but can keep on the stove for late arrivals, this is the one. -Janet Sipes, Monmouth, Illinois
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 25m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a Dutch oven, cook beef and onion over medium heat until beef is no longer pink, 6-8 minutes, breaking up beef into crumbles; drain. Stir in ketchup, brown sugar, water, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, vinegar and salt; heat through. Serve on buns. Freeze option: Place cooled beef mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Microwave, covered, on high in a microwave-safe dish until heated through, stirring occasionally; add water or broth if necessary.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 387 calories, Fat 15g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 70mg cholesterol, Sodium 864mg sodium, Carbohydrate 37g carbohydrate (17g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 25g protein.
SWEET & SMOKY BBQ BEEF FOR SANDWICHES
This recipe is a favorite of my family.It is a great recipe for parties. Even the little ones eat it up. It is full of flavor and some find it addictive! You can also cook a pork roast with this recipe for bbq pork sandwiches. You will just have to carefully pick the meat to remove all fat before adding the bbq sauce.We like our bbq beef on toasted buns with mustard and pickle or a spoonful of homemade coleslaw.
Provided by Sherry from Louisia
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 3h5m
Yield 12-18 sandwiches, 12-18 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Season both sides of the roast with the salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and minced garlic.
- In a dutch oven on your stove top heat the oil on medium-high heat. Add the roast and lightly brown each side. This takes about one minute on each side.
- Pour in half of the bottle of beer.Put the cap back on you will use the rest later. Top the roast with the brown sugar. Add the sliced onions.( These will cook down and the kids won't even see them.) Put the lid on and cook on medium for 1 1/2 hours.Make sure the juices are at a low simmer.
- Take off the lid and pour in the other half of the beer, turn the roast over, mix everything around real good and put the lid back on. Cook on medium-low for another 1 1/2 hours.The juices should be at a lower simmer now.
- When the time is up check tenderness. The meat should pull apart with a fork easily.
- Remove the roast from the pan to a plate if it is done.
- The onions should be cooked down to practically nothing and there should be no more than a cup of juices left in the pan. Add the bbq sauce to the onions and juice in the pan.
- On the plate cut the roast across the grain at about every 3 inches. This will make the roast pull apart into smaller pieces. Pull the meat apart with a large fork into shreds.
- Add the meat to the sauce mixture and mix very well. The meat will absorb all of the sauce quickly.Let it sit on very low heat for about 30 minutes before serving.
SOUTHERN BARBEQUE PULLED BEEF SANDWICHES
Barbeque beef, southern-style, made in the slow cooker. Serve on Kaiser rolls with a side of cole slaw.
Provided by Chriss Minnick
Categories 100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes
Time 7h50m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Spray the inside of a 6-quart oval slow cooker crock with cooking spray.
- Mix beef broth and liquid smoke in a small bowl; pour into prepared crock.
- Drizzle olive oil over the beef chuck roast. Rub barbeque seasoning over the roast and lie gently into the liquid in the slow cooker. Drizzle Worcestershire sauce over the roast.
- Cook on Low until the meat pulls apart easily, 7 to 8 hours. Remove roast to a cutting board and shred into strands with a pair of forks.
- Drain liquid from the slow cooker crock, reserving 1/2 cup and discarding remainder. Stir reserved liquid with barbeque sauce in a bowl.
- Return shredded beef to the slow cooker. Drizzle barbeque sauce mixture over the meat and stir.
- Cook on High until the liquid is bubbling, about 30 minutes. Spoon beef onto split Kaiser rolls.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 579.7 calories, Carbohydrate 45.7 g, Cholesterol 103.3 mg, Fat 29.3 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 30.9 g, SaturatedFat 10.5 g, Sodium 2104.9 mg, Sugar 17.4 g
JOHN MADDEN'S BBQ BEEF SANDWICHES
Zesty and tangy! From "John Madden's Ultimate Tailgating"... this is a fabulous BBQ beef recipe for those Sunday or Monday Night Football parties, tailgating at the stadium, or just 'cause they're soooo good. Cook time doesn't include preparation of the roast.
Provided by EdsGirlAngie
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 3h15m
Yield 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a large saucepan or small soup pot, brown onions in butter until tender.
- Add all other ingredients including cooked and shredded beef.
- Cover and cook over low heat for at least 2 hours, uncovering for the last 1/2 hour or so; or in a crock pot on low heat for 6 to 8 hours.
- (I can't vouch for the crock pot method, but stovetop works just fine!).
- Serve on buns or rolls.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 341.1, Fat 10.2, SaturatedFat 4.7, Cholesterol 119.9, Sodium 1483.7, Carbohydrate 26.6, Fiber 1, Sugar 22.4, Protein 38.4
ADRIENNE'S OVERNIGHT BARBECUED BEEF SANDWICHES
Growing up, my Mom used to make barbecued beef in the crock pot and it always tasted so good. It's definitely comfort food for me. After I got out on my own, I was determined to make barbecue beef just like hers, so I tried lots of recipes and finally came up with one of my own. I was so pleased! I called her to tell her and she laughed. She had always just used a bottle of barbecue sauce! We still laugh about that and now I've had to give her my recipe!
Provided by PREGOCOOK
Categories Main Dish Recipes Sandwich Recipes Beef
Time 10h20m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Combine the onion, brown sugar, pepper, salt, chili powder, paprika, oregano, garlic, ketchup, water, white vinegar, canola oil, Worcestershire sauce, and liquid smoke in a slow cooker; stir. Lay the beef pieces into the sauce. Cook on LOW for 10 hours.
- Remove the beef from the sauce, keeping the sauce in the slow cooker, and shred with two forks. Remove 1/4 cup of the sauce from the slow cooker and pour into a bowl. Whisk the cornstarch into the sauce; stir the mixture back into the slow cooker. Add the shredded beef; stir. Serve hot on the whole-wheat buns.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 973.5 calories, Carbohydrate 95.9 g, Cholesterol 98.1 mg, Fat 49.2 g, Fiber 7.1 g, Protein 39.8 g, SaturatedFat 17 g, Sodium 1230.9 mg, Sugar 27.8 g
BBQ BEEF BRISKET SANDWICHES
Slow-cooked seasoned brisket shredded and prepared for tantalizing barbeque sandwiches. Enjoy on your favorite bread.
Provided by Gary
Categories 100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes
Time 9h20m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Mix celery salt, black pepper, salt, garlic salt, and onion salt in a small bowl; add Worcestershire sauce. Spread mixture over beef brisket; transfer to a slow cooker.
- Cook on Low until beef is tender, about 8 hours.
- Transfer beef to a cutting board; shred into small pieces using 2 forks.
- Measure 1/2 cup cooking liquid from the slow cooker into a saucepan. Mix in Russian dressing and barbeque sauce; bring to a boil.
- Combine shredded beef and sauce mixture in the slow cooker. Cook on Low until flavors combine, about 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 452 calories, Carbohydrate 22 g, Cholesterol 69.9 mg, Fat 31.6 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 18.1 g, SaturatedFat 10.5 g, Sodium 2011.2 mg, Sugar 16.3 g
BARBECUED ROAST BEEF SANDWICHES
A roast beef sandwich with barbecue sauce goes together like apple pie topped with ice cream. Enjoy!
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 30m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In 1-quart saucepan, heat all sauce ingredients to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Stir beef into sauce. Cover and simmer about 5 minutes or until beef is hot. Fill buns with beef mixture.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 340, Carbohydrate 30 g, Cholesterol 60 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 24 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, ServingSize 1 Sandwich, Sodium 550 mg, Sugar 9 g, TransFat 1 g
VERY BEST BARBECUE BEEF SANDWICHES
These sweet and tangy barbecue beef sandwiches definitely live up to their name. Friends will want the recipe-they're that good.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 8h20m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Cut roast in half. Place in a 5-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine the ketchup, onion, brown sugar, vinegar, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, salt, celery seed, paprika and pepper; pour over roast. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until meat is tender., Remove meat. Skim fat from cooking juices; transfer to a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; gradually stir into juices. Return to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened., When meat is cool enough to handle, shred with two forks. Return to slow cooker and stir in sauce mixture; heat through. Serve on rolls with pickle slices if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 417 calories, Fat 13g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 74mg cholesterol, Sodium 881mg sodium, Carbohydrate 45g carbohydrate (14g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 28g protein.
Tips:
- Choose the right cut of beef: Chuck roast, brisket, or short ribs are all good options for barbecue beef sandwiches. These cuts are tough, but they become tender when cooked low and slow.
- Use a flavorful rub: A good rub will help to add flavor to the beef. You can use a store-bought rub or make your own. Some popular ingredients in barbecue rubs include brown sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and cumin.
- Cook the beef low and slow: The best way to cook barbecue beef is to cook it low and slow. This allows the beef to become tender and flavorful. You can cook the beef in a smoker, a slow cooker, or even in your oven.
- Shred the beef: Once the beef is cooked, shred it with two forks. This will make it easier to eat on a sandwich.
- Choose the right bread: The type of bread you use for your sandwiches is important. A good bread will hold up to the barbecue sauce and the beef without getting soggy.
- Add your favorite toppings: Once you have your sandwiches assembled, add your favorite toppings. Some popular toppings for barbecue beef sandwiches include coleslaw, pickles, onions, and cheese.
Conclusion:
Barbecue beef sandwiches are a delicious and easy-to-make meal. With a little planning, you can have a delicious barbecue beef sandwich that your family and friends will love.
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