Zesty Barbecue Sandwiches Recipes

ZESTY BARBECUE BEEF SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, mustard, Worcestershire and liquid smoke.
• Stir in salt, pepper and garlic powder.
• Place chuck roast in a slow cooker.
• Pour ketchup mixture over chuck roast, cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours.
• Remove chuck roast from cooker, shred with a fork and return to slow cooker.
• Stir meat to evenly coat with sauce; continue cooking approximately 1 hour.
• Spoon meat onto toasted buns and top with additional barbecue sauce, as desired.

SLOW-COOKED BARBECUED BEEF SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Cut roast in half and place in a 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine the ketchup, brown sugar, barbecue sauce, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, liquid smoke if desired and seasonings. Pour over beef., Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until meat is tender. Remove meat; cool slightly. Skim fat from cooking liquid., Shred beef with two forks; return to the slow cooker. Cover and cook for 15 minutes or until heated through. Using a slotted spoon, place 1/2 cup on each bun. Serve with onions, pickles and jalapenos if desired. Freeze option: Place individual portions of cooled meat mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Microwave, covered, on high in a microwave-safe dish until heated through, gently stirring and adding a little broth / water if necessary.

SPICY BARBEQUED BEEF SANDWICHES

Steps:

• To cook en papillote (on the grill, enclosed in foil), preheat grill to medium-high heat.
• Rinse beef to remove any unwanted smells, pat dry with paper toweling and season with garlic powder and salt and pepper, and set aside briefly. Make an oven pouch out of a 3 foot length of heavy duty foil by bringing the 2 ends to the center, folding the sides to seal, and leaving an opening at the top center through which to place the sauce and beef. Shake flour in the pouch to coat the inside. Sear all sides of beef on the grill, then put beef in pouch and pour 1/2 cup of the barbecue sauce and 1 tablespoon of the hot sauce over the meat (reserving the rest of the barbeque sauce and hot sauce). Seal the foil pouch by folding shut. Grill bagged beef directly on grill for about 30 minutes per pound. Ideally this should be cooked until fork tender, so that you can pull it apart with a fork.
• Let beef rest 10 minutes before carving into thin slices, or pulling it apart with a fork. Heat the reserved barbeque sauce and hot sauce in a small saucepan. Then chop or shred the sliced beef and serve on Kaiser rolls or crusty Italian rolls. Spoon a bit of the extra sauce over the meat.

ALL-AMERICAN BARBECUE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook beef and onions until meat is no longer pink and onion is tender; drain. Stir in the ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper. Heat through. Serve on buns.

ZESTY PULLED PORK SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Stir barbeque sauce, onion, ketchup, brown sugar, salt, black pepper, and chili powder in slow cooker; add pork loin and coat with sauce. Cover and cook on High until pork is very tender, about 4 1/2 hours. Shred pork with 2 forks. Keep warm on Low until ready to serve.
• Serve on onion rolls.

ZESTY GINGER BEER BBQ PULLED CHICKEN SANDWICH

Steps:

• For the chicken:
• In a medium saucepan place the ginger beer, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, hoisin sauce, spice powder, orange juice, garlic, lime juice, onion powder, brown sugar, salt, honey, and pepper. Bring to a simmer on low heat for 15 minutes or until thickened. Add chicken and keep warm.
• For sweet potato bacon biscuits:
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a small skillet, caramelize onion with olive oil and sugar. In the bowl of a food processor combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt and pulse to combine. Add butter and pulse until it resembles coarse crumbs. Remove contents of food processor to a medium bowl. Fold in bacon and onion. Combine sweet potato puree and buttermilk. Pour into dry ingredients to form a soft dough. Place dough on a floured surface and pat into 1-inch thickness. Cut out biscuits with a 2-inch cutter and arrange in a buttered skillet and place into the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Allow biscuits to cool slightly before making sandwich.
• To assemble:
• Split biscuit in half. Place a generous 1/2 cup of barbeque chicken on the bottom half of the biscuit and top with other biscuit half.

ZESTY BARBECUE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Mix ketchup, orange marmalade and chili powder in 1-quart saucepan. Cover and cook over low heat 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in roast beef. Cover and cook over low heat 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Fill rolls with beef mixture.