Slow Cooker Barbecue Sandwiches

This recipe comes from my "Best of Mr. Food" cookbook. (Mr. Food does a segment on a local news station here in the Chicago area). This is the best barbequed beef sandwich recipe I have ever tasted. To quote Mr. Food himself "OOH IT'S SOOO GOOD!"

• Ready In: 9 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 lbs  chuck roast, trimmed
• 2  medium onions, chopped
• 1 (12 ounce) can  Coke or 1 (12 ounce) can  cola drink
• 1⁄3 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
• 3⁄4 teaspoon dry mustard
• 3⁄4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1⁄4-1⁄2 teaspoon  ground red pepper
• 3  cloves  minced garlic
• 1  cup ketchup
• 1  tablespoon butter
• 6  hamburger buns

Directions

1. Place roast in a 4 quart slow cooker or crockpot; add onions.
2. combine cola and next seven ingredients; reserve 1 cup sauce and keep chilled.
3. pour remaining sauce over roast.
4. cover and cook on high for 1 hour, reduce heat to low and and cook 8 more hours or until roast is very tender.
5. remove roast and chopped onions from cooker using a slotted spoon; shred meat with two forks.
6. place shredded meat back in slow cooker.
7. combine reserved 1 cup sauce with ketchup and butter.
8. pour sauce over shredded meat and mix well.
9. cook on high heat until thoroughly heated stirring often.
10. serve on buns.