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    My Chuck Roast plan - Any thoughts?

    I picked up a nice American Wagyu chuck roast and have been trying to decide what to do with it. I don't want to do a pot roast or anything like that. Too much fat for that type of cook. I have smoked a couple chuckies in the past but have never loved the outcome (mostly user error) so I don't want to just smoke it like I would a brisket.

    So my plan is to use it for shredded beef tacos. Here is what I plan on doing:

    1. Rub with a standard beef rub with maybe some hot chili powder included
    2. Smoke for 3-4 hours to get some smoke flavor on it
    3. Cover it with some carne asada marinade (this one is my go-to I have used with skirt steak before: https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/...ipe-kenji.html ), put it in a foil pan, add some beef broth for extra moisture, and cover tightly.
    4. Continue to cook until it shreds.

    I would be hoping for some super moist and succulent shredded beef with a ton of flavor. Any thoughts on doing a chuck like this? What would you do differently?

    #2
    I really can't help with the chuck - I haven't had much luck smoking them either. But thanks for the carne asada marinade link. That looks pretty darn good.

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    • Potkettleblack
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      Smoke to bark, then wrap with liquid for braise. 90% of the time it works every time. The rest, some chuckies are just from tough cows.

    • klflowers
      klflowers commented
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      Potkettleblack I haven't wrapped and braised, just smoked to temp. I'll try that next time. Thanks for the tip.

    • Polarbear777
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      When smoking the chuck put a pan underneath and catch all the juices. Save that for the braise step.

    #3
    This looks interesting. I just happen to have two nice Costco chuck roast sitting in the fridge. Need to talk with the boss.

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      #4
      Sounds delicious to me.. post some pics as my mouth is watering already..

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        #5
        JoeSousa I think you have a good game plan. Once it is in the foil pan and covered tightly, you can finish it off in the oven. I do this quite frequently with my chuck roasts and pork butts. I usually go 275°-325° on the smoker until I get the bark I'm looking for, usually about 2-3 hours, then wrap and toss in the oven. I also like to toss the whole mess into a cooler for a couple of hours after it reaches probe tender.
        Last edited by Craigar; September 13, 2019, 08:26 AM.

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          #6
          Ive never even seen a wagyu chuckie (hint hint) but i would not want to mask the natural beefy fatty flavor. Id be tempted to only do salt and light pepper. I cant quite say why...but my gut says cook to slicing rather than pulling. Again, just me.

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          • JoeSousa
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            This one came in my Crowd Cow subscription box. I don't know if I would have ever sought one out to buy but since it was in the box I figured I would give it a shot.

            I thought about cooking it like you suggested but I haven't really enjoyed any of the American Wagyu tri tips I have had (again, maybe user error), They have just been too fatty and the flavor of the meat kind of gets lost.

          #7
          That’s a pretty basic modern barbacoa process. Rub, smoke, braise, shred, soft corn taco, cilantro, onion, profit.

          275* for the cook temp is what Matt Pitman does in his videos for the Stars classes.

          The thing is braising is that you don’t want it covered in liquid. You want it sitting in liquid. Maybe 1/2 the way up the chuck. He will let it go overnight on the pit with beef cheek. A cow cheek is a tough piece of meat, given that a cow basically chews all day.

          Pittman’s recipe is just beef broth or stock, an onion and some garlic. Easy peasy. And of course, Meat Church Holy Cow.

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          • Troutman
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            There you go with 'profit' again

          • JoeSousa
            JoeSousa commented
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            Yeah, I wasn't planning on covering it with broth or anything. Just a bit in the pan. And when I say "cover" with the marinade I just mean an nice coating on the outside of the meat, not fill the pan with it. An onion and garlic is a good idea too. Hadn't thought of that.

          #8
          I really like your approach. I think it will be amazing. Pulled chuck is good but I like your idea of getting more flavor to the core of the roast. I'll look forward to seeing the results. Write this one up in detailed recipe form, I'll be following with keen interest

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            #9
            5 lbs of choice chuck roast, marinated and on the mak 1 star at 250 now.

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              #10
              I'm doing the same thing today. The smoker has been lit...

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                #11
                With wagyu, I’d recommend light on seasoning. I’d pull it and serve sandwiches on good buns and light on toppings, I’d use mustard, onions, and pickles. How well marbled were the chucks you’ve done in the past? How well marbled is this one? Is it grain finished? I got a grass fed grass finished purebred wagyu chuckie from Crowd Cow that wasn’t very good.

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                  #12
                  While this thing smoked I walked to the tienda for dried peppers to make the carne asada sauce.

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                  • smokin fool
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                    Outstanding!
                    Nice color.

                  #13
                  8 hrs on the pellet popper at 260 degrees f to an IT of 170, wrapped and in the oven at 275, probe tender an hour later at 185 IT. Held for another hour. Interesting flavor profile. Next time more garlic.

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                  Last edited by lostclusters; September 14, 2019, 06:43 PM.

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                  • smokin fool
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                    Looks really good

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                  Last edited by HawkerXP; September 14, 2019, 06:54 PM.

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                  • lostclusters
                    lostclusters commented
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                    What temp did you cook at? I'll beat at least 275. Did you wipe off the marinade before cooking?

                  • HawkerXP
                    HawkerXP commented
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                    Yes PBC runs around 270. lostclusters Mrs. H nixted the marinade for this round.

                  • fzxdoc
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                    I've been waiting for that photo. Too bad I can't stick my fork through the computer monitor screen to score a bite. Looks so good!

                    Kathryn

                  #15
                  Here’s a couple chuckies I did a couple weeks ago. Unwrapped the whole way. Took up to 208 IT. Average PBC temp around 275. Super moist and tender!
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                  • HawkerXP
                    HawkerXP commented
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                    pbc, pbc, pbc......

                  • fzxdoc
                    fzxdoc commented
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                    Sooooo pretty!

                    K.

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