This Kosher Slow Cooker Pulled BBQ Beef recipe is a quick and easy way to prepare a delicious warm meal in under 5 minutes. If you have already tried our other slow cooker recipes like Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken recipe or our Slow Cooker Lamb Stew with Apricots then you know you are in for a treat. This is one of those recipes that is really hard to mess up and always comes out tasting like you got it from a restaurant. This recipe is kosher, non-dairy, and gluten free.
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Warm comfort food at its best
When it is the dead of winter in Chicago and all you can think about is not going outside to brave the cold, it is nice to have warm comfort food like this or like our Lamb Stew with Rosemary and Potatoes at your disposal. This Slow Cooker Shredded Beef recipe is one of the best that I know of. It is warm, sweet, tangy, and everyone can choose their own toppings.
Kick back and let the slow cooker do all the work
This kosher slow cooker bbq recipe is also nice because it is truly a recipe that takes minutes of prep time and can sit in the slow cooker all day until dinner time. The whole day the house fills with the smells of the spices and sweet sauce. As the day goes on, you will be tempted to pull the meat out early for "just one taste" but trust me, the longer it cooks the better it will be. By the time it is ready to eat, the meat will be so soft and tender that it will pull apart with a fork. You will not regret exercising the self control it took to get to that point.
How to make Slow Cooker Pulled BBQ Beef
Step 1 - Line the bottom of the slow cooker with the onions and place the beef on top, salt and pepper.
Step 2 - Mix the spices with the sauce and cook.
Mix the paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, apple cider vinegar, and water with the bbq sauce and then pour over the top of the meat in the slow cooker. Set it to cook on high for 6 hours and then keep on warm until you are ready to serve.
Step 3 - Pull the BBQ Beef
Just before serving, using two forks or tongs, gently pull apart the beef into shredded beef. This should not be a problem as the meat is going to be very tender and should pull apart easily. Give it a stir and then serve. You can top servings of Slow Cooker BBQ Beef with the sauce from the pot.
Serving suggestions
This recipe is for the slow cooker shredded meat that goes into a sandwich. This recipe is perfect for Shabbat or Yom Tov when you have had cholent one too many times. While the pulled slow cooker bbq beef recipe is super tasty on its own we always like to get creative and exciting with recipes like this. Here are ways that some of our favorite people have enjoyed this recipe:
- The Caryn: toasted bun, Creamy Cole Slaw, and crispy fried onions on top.
- The Ben: non-toasted bun, extra beef broth sauce from the slow cooker, crispy fried onions, spicy giardiniera.
- The Zaydie: topped with tomatoes, pickles, black olives, and raw onion
- The Bubbie: a generous squirt of ketchup.
- The Nanma (keto friendly): No bun, topped with jalapenos
- The GG: Skip the bun and put the slow cooker bbq beef in a wrap
- The Grandpa Ray: half a sandwich
- The Cooper: No bun, served in a bowl, extra sauce
- The Jecca: toasted bun and topped with raw onion
- The Hondo: Serve on top of mashed potatoes or Healthy Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Recipe FAQ
If you are using a fattier cut of meat then you can skip adding the water as the meat provides its own liquid. If you are using a leaner cut then you can add up to ½ cup of water before you start the cook. You do not need to do this but it will help to make more sauce.
In general you want to use a fattier cut like a chuck steak or chuck roast. Make sure that the meat is thick enough to withstand the long cook time. Stay away from thin cuts like pepper steak.
Yes. The key to this is the long slow cook time. This gives the meat a chance to break down over time which is what makes it tender.
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Recipe
Slow Cooker BBQ Beef
Equipment
- Slow Cooker or Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chuck steak or beef chuck roast
- 1 onion medium
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 1sp garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup bbq sauce of your choice
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- ½ cup water optional
Instructions
- Mix all of the seasonings together in a small bowl.
- Rub seasoning all over the meat.
- Place the seasoned meat into the slow cooker.
- Pour the bbq sauce over the top of the meat. Also pour the water into the slow cooker.
- Cook on high for 6 hours.
- Lower the heat on the slow cooker to "warm" until ready to serve.
- Pull the meat apart with two forks. Continue to pull apart until the beef has a "shredded" look.
- Serve on a kaiser roll or sesame seed bun and garnish with your favorite veggies.(Suggestions above in the body of the post).
Notes
Serving suggestions
This recipe is for the slow cooker shredded meat that goes into a sandwich. This recipe is perfect for Shabbat or Yom Tov when you have had cholent one too many times. While the pulled slow cooker bbq beef recipe is super tasty on its own we always like to get creative and exciting with recipes like this. Here are ways that some of our favorite people have enjoyed this recipe:
- The Caryn: toasted bun, Creamy Cole Slaw, and crispy fried onions on top.
- The Ben: non-toasted bun, extra beef broth sauce from the slow cooker, crispy fried onions, spicy giardiniera.
- The Zaydie: topped with tomatoes, pickles, black olives, and raw onion
- The Bubbie: a generous squirt of ketchup.
- The Nanma (keto friendly): No bun, topped with jalapenos
- The GG: Skip the bun and put the slow cooker bbq beef in a wrap
- The Grandpa Ray: half a sandwich
- The Cooper: No bun, served in a bowl, extra sauce
- The Jecca: toasted bun and topped with raw onion
- The Hondo: Serve on top of mashed potatoes or Healthy Mashed Sweet Potatoes