I recently made BBQ beef sandwiches for lunch when my family was coming over.  I had to get up at 4:30 am to put everything in the crock pot.  I must love my family.  And luckily, they turned out well so it was worth it!  And the 2 hour nap at 4 pm later in the day was heaven.

BBQ Beef Sandwiches

Recipe from Taste and Tell

Ingredients:

3 celery stalks celery, sliced
1 large onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup ketchup
1 cup BBQ sauce
1 tbl yellow mustard
2 tbl apple cider vinegar
2 tbl Worcestershire sauce
2 tbl dark brown sugar
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
4 lbs beef chuck roast

For the sauce:  Combine the chopped celery and chopped onion.  Add the garlic, ketchup, BBQ sauce, yellow mustard, apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, chili powder, salt, and pepper in a bowl.  Stir until blended.  You can use whatever BBQ sauce you desire!  I used Sweet Baby Ray’s.

Place roast in a crock pot.  Pour sauce over the roast.  Cover and cook on high for 3 hours.  After 3 hours, reduce heat to low and continue cooking 4 hours more.

About 30 minutes before serving, remove roast from crock pot and shred meat.  Pour sauce into a medium sauce pan.  Cook uncovered over medium heat and stir occasionally for about 20 minutes to thicken the sauce.

Put roast and sauce back in the crock pot and stir to combine.  Keep warm in the crock pot.

Serve on your choice of buns.  I used petite Kaiser rolls.

Serves about 12-16.