We eat a lot of Barbeque, mainly pork and chicken. Recently, I had a craving for some beef barbeque. Not sure about what kind or how, I made a visit to my local Food Lion from whence come many of my culinary inspirations. Sure enough, I saw some boneless chuck rib meat. It appeared to be beef short ribs with the bones removed. Problem solved. I suppose most any cut of chuck roast or steaks would work, but this rib meat was extra juicy and tender. If you ever see it, try it.
I decided to go with my trusty crock pot and seasoned the rib meat with a beef rub I had on hand for rib roasts. I put the meat in the crock pot, but I didn’t want the typical, extra sweet BBQ sauce. I decided to make my own with a simple recipe of ½ C of catsup and an equal amount of apple cider vinegar. I mixed the liquids and poured it over the rib meat, then set the cooker on low and 8 hours later my Beef BBQ was falling-apart tender, and the sauce was a perfect complement – a little spicy but not overly sweet, Next time you need some BBQ sauce, try the catsup and vinegar blend. It worked for my Beef Barbeque.
Beef BBQ
2- or 3-pounds short ribs (or tender chuck meat)
Beef rub
½ C vinegar
½ C catsup
S & P to taste
