Hobo Chuck Recipe-February 2024-www.zdask.com

　　There’s nothing wrong with pot roast, but the beef chuck shoulder roast needs a break from the potatoes and carrots and soupy broth treatment. Beef chuck makes excellent barbecue, full of rich beefy flavor. Like brisket, its connective tissue requires slow barbecue-style cooking. Chuck isn’t as long and stringy as brisket, but it can pretty much do anything a brisket can do and in less time. Also, a good chuck roast on special is an easier find than a brisket with a good fat cap. It’s about choices and good substitutes, and a chuck roast is one of them.

Ingredients

makes 8 to 10 servings

　　One 3-to 4-pound boneless chuck shoulder roast, trimmed of excess fat and cut into big chunks

　　3 tablespoons Cheater Basic Dry Rub (page 45)

　　1/4 cup bottled smoke

Step 1

PUT the roast in a medium to large slow cooker (at least 4 quarts).

Step 2

SPREAD the dry rub over the meat. Add the bottled smoke.

Step 3

COVER and cook on high for 4 to 6 hours or on low for 8 to 10 hours, until the meat shreds easily.

Step 4

REMOVE the meat from the slow cooker and shred or chop.

　　Cheater BBQ