Lightly seasoned and cooked until it falls apart in an electric roaster this Shredded Beef For A Crowd recipe is super delicious!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword Shredded Beef For A Crowd, Shredded Beef Sandwiches
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 6 hourshours
Total Time 6 hourshours20 minutesminutes
Servings 50sandwiches
Calories 236kcal
Author Jennifer Osterholt
Ingredients
14poundschuck roastthawed
20ouncestomato juice
210.5 ounce cansbeef consomme
1/2cupWorcestershire sauce
1/4cupliquid smoke
2tablespoonskosher salt
2tablespoonsgarlic powder
4tablespoonsgranulated onion
4teaspoonsseasoned salt
1tablespoonblack pepperfreshly ground
Instructions
Generously grease a 20 quart black roaster and arrange defrosted roasts in as close to a single layer as possible.
Pour tomato juice around the edges and in the spaces between the meat. Turn roaster on to 350℉.
Mix up all or half of the remaining ingredients and add to the roaster. You can always add seasonings at the end, but you can't take them out!
After cooking for 2 hours, turn and rotate the roasts every hour to avoid hot spots in the roaster oven and produce best results.
Continue cooking until beef is fork tender and falls apart. Sample and add more seasonings to suit desired tastes.
Shred beef as finely as possible by hand for maximum flavor and ease of eating.
Place shredded beef in relatively thin layers in self sealing bags and lay flat in the refrigerator to evenly chill before freezing. Spread out in the freezer to evenly chill as well.
Separate liquids and refrigerate over night. Skim the layer of fat off and continue to refrigerate or freeze the juices until ready to reheat.
The Day Of The Party
Place defrosted meat and juices in the roaster and re-heat cooked meat at 300℉ for 1 to 2 hours. Stir often to prevent burning and have beef broth and tomato juice handy to add if the meat starts to seem dry.
Once meat is warmed through turn to keep warm and continue stirring often and adding a cup of extra liquid at a time as necessary.
Notes
-The meat can easily be seasoned after cooking, so feel free to cut the seasoning in half during the cooking process and add ingredients to best suit your tastes.-Cook meat ahead of time, refrigerate & separate fat. Then reheat just before the party to make the day easier.-Prepare meat in batches if necessary to better accommodate refrigerator and freezer space.-In depth notes are listed in the article above, so please read for more details.