Ingredients
- 1 3- to 4-pound chuck roast
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp canola oil
- 2 cup beef broth
- 2 tbsp minced fresh rosemary
- 1 jar pepperoncini
- 12 buttered, toasted deli roll
- 2 yellow onion, sliced and sautéed in 1 tablespoon butter until light golden brown
Directions
1. Season the chuck roast with salt and pepper.
2. Melt the butter and canola oil in a heavy pot over high heat. Sear both sides of the chuck roast until very browned, about 5 minutes in all.
3. Pour in the beef broth and 1 cup water.
4. Add the rosemary . . .
5. Then pour in the peperoncinis with their juice. Now cover the pot and simmer for 4 to 5 hours, or until the meat is tender and falling apart.
6. Remove the roast from the pot.
7. Using 2 forks, shred the meat completely . . .
8. Then return the meat to the cooking liquid. Keep warm.
9. To serve, slice wedges out of the top of the deli rolls. Heap a generous portion of meat on the roll, then spoon some of the cooking liquid over the meat.
10. Top with a few peppers from the pot . . . And plenty of caramelized onions.
12. Top the sandwiches with the wedges of roll and serve to a roomful of ravenous guests. You’ll win friends and influence people.
Variations
• Lay thinly sliced cheese on top of the meat before adding the peppers and onions.
• Serve dishes of the cooking liquid on the side for dipping.
Recipe from The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food From My Frontier by Ree Drummond/William Morrow, 2012.
