Smoking beef chuck for Chili

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Smoking beef chuck for Chili

Postby jmcrig » Sun Oct 18, 2020 10:33 am

Found some beef chuck on sale, cheaper than brisket. So thought I'd give this a try. Did a butterfly cut on these two roast, and rubbed them with my favorite double garlic butter rub, and put them in the GMG DB to smoke them just as I would a brisket. More pictures added as process proceeds.

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All rubbed up


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Into the GMG DB for some smoke
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Re: Smoking beef chuck for Chili

Postby OldUsedParts » Sun Oct 18, 2020 10:44 am

Can't wait to see the results. :tup: I introduced myself to some nice Chuck Roasts for some Beef Soup last week and was really pleased with the results. :salut:
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Re: Smoking beef chuck for Chili

Postby jmcrig » Mon Oct 19, 2020 3:11 am

Here is the final product. Happy, Happy, Happy. This will be vacuum sealed and frozen until I'm ready to use it. It will then get diced up, and add to the chili pot with an ample dosing of SuckleBuster's Chili Seasoning.

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Ready to package and store until time to use
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Re: Smoking beef chuck for Chili

Postby bsooner75 » Mon Oct 19, 2020 5:56 am

Those look great. I’m a big fan of smoked chuck. Bet they make some really good chili.


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Re: Smoking beef chuck for Chili

Postby OldUsedParts » Mon Oct 19, 2020 10:35 am

Da Man with Da Plan :tup: :chef: :cheers: :salut:
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Re: Smoking beef chuck for Chili

Postby Timothy_W » Fri Oct 23, 2020 8:31 am

Where is the chili? Did you cook chili con carne or did I misunderstand? Or was it just a sauce or a side dish with chili for meat?
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Re: Smoking beef chuck for Chili

Postby Rambo » Fri Oct 23, 2020 8:38 am

JM- question; could you run that through the grinder when you got ready?
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Re: Smoking beef chuck for Chili

Postby jmcrig » Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:36 pm

Rambo wrote:JM- question; could you run that through the grinder when you got ready?


Yes you could, but I would have pulled it earlier. And run it through the grinder similar to what you do for Boudin. But I think it excels as a quarter inch dice in the chili pot.
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Re: Smoking beef chuck for Chili

Postby Copasspupil » Sun Nov 01, 2020 9:27 pm

Thanks for the inspiration. I fixed a pot today using Chuck and it was delicious.
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Re: Smoking beef chuck for Chili

Postby Joetee » Mon Nov 02, 2020 8:57 am

Chopping the meat would make a much better chili than grinding it. Texture is everything. Or even just pull out apart some and let the chili pot do the rest of the work for you. Mmmmmm good

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