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Dr Pepper BBQ Beef

A BBQ Beef sandwich marinated in Dr Pepper and finished off with a Dr Pepper BBQ sauce.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 hours
Total Time 5 hours 15 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 5 pounds chuck roast
  • Two 12-ounce bottles Dr Pepper divided
  • 1/2 cup Chili Smoked Brown Sugar
  • 4 tablespoons 1/2 stick unsalted butter
  • 1 large yellow onion chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic chopped
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1/2 cup cider vinegar
  • 1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon New Mexican chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 3 ancho chilies
  • 3 arbol chilies
  • 6 buns
  • 18 hamburger dills
  • 1/4 red onion sliced

Instructions

  1. In a shallow dish, place the beef.
  2. Begin by applying the dry rub to the beef.
  3. Next, pour in 12 ounces of Dr Pepper and put in the fridge overnight.
  4. 15 minutes before cooking, take the beef out of the fridge and reserve the liquid.
  5. Prepare your smoker (I used hickory and a little bit of oak).
  6. Cook beef for approximately 4 hours at 275 degrees.

Sauce

  1. First, take the reserved liquid and reduce by half and set aside.
  2. In a heavy saucepan, melt the butter. Sauté the onion and garlic in the butter until translucent, about 10 minutes.
  3. Add in the reduced Dr Pepper and reduce again by half.
  4. Add in the rest of the ingredients and simmer for about 15 minutes.
  5. Continue cooking for 20 to 30 minutes, the sauce will begin to thicken.
  6. Let cool. Once cool, put in a blender and blend until smooth.
  7. Shred the beef and put in a pot with about 1/2 cup of the BBQ sauce and 1/2 cup of chicken stock. Simmer on low heat for an hour.
  8. Assemble sandwich with bread, pickles and red onions and be sure to add some more BBQ sauce.