Crockpot Shreaded Beef

You can catch some great deals on roasts in the grocerty store. I don't pay attention to the type of cut the roast usually is, I only pay attention to the price. When I see it on sale for like $1.99 I start stocking up. I have found that it doesn't matter what type of cut it is, in crockpot it always turns out great!

Here's what you do for great shreaded beef:
Place thawed roast in crockpot
Add 1 cup water/broth (or enough to cover bottom of crock)
Set on low for 5-8 hours (depending on the size of roast)
Using a table fork and knife shread the beef, (we do this on a dinner plate) the fat is easy to remove at this point so get rid of as much as that as possible. I drain the crockpot and do a quick rinse of it and put the meat back in there and keep it on warm.

*Notes* My lowest temperature setting still heats really hot, so food gets done quick. I think everyones crockpot is different so you might have to keep checking it, when the meat starts to flake or shread it's done, the longer you cook it the easier it is to shread. Also I've forgotten to thaw the roast on several occasions and just plop it in there cold as ice, it takes a little longer to cook but always turns out fabulous. So if you are like me and forgot to thaw your meat, no worries it'll turn out good. Also I don't season the meat while it cooking, the seasonings actually break down during the slow cooking so it's not as flavorful as you might think. It's best to season the last hour or what I do is wait until the end.

Once you have your roast all shreaded up you can make several great dinners with it, Here are a few things we like to do with it:

BBQ Beef
Add your favorite bbq, we like Sweet Baby Rays or KC masterpiece, put enough on there to make it saucey. You may need to salt the meat. Serve with coleslaw.

Taco's
Add a can of tomato sauce, a pinch of cayene pepper, 1 Tbsp or so of cumin, a splash of hot sauce and salt. Makes great meat for tacos, burritos or nachos.

French Dip
Add 2 cans of beef broth and a packet of lipton onion soup mix, let it sit in the crockpot for about 30 minutes to get all juicy. Drain the broth into individual dishes for dipping and serve the meat on french bread.

Pot Roast
Cut carrots, potatoes and onion mix with lipton soup mix or pot roast seasoning packet put into crockpot with roast and cook for 5-6 hours