Beef Ragu Sandwich
Oh great, almighty and all knowing, yet kind hearted and loving moderator who is also really sexy and built like a tank, please accept this as my entry into this Throwdown!:becky:
For this Throwdown, I figured I would make some sort of sandwich and top it with a jar of sauce, probably Ragu. But then I remembered how much CD hates sauces from a jar, so I set out to make my own Ragu.
This Ragu is inspired by the famous Pepper Stout Beef recipe, and is something I thought sounded like a good enough idea to try.
It started with some Chuck Roast.
Seasoned with Foil Hat Rub and Black Pepper.
And on to the WSM with cherry chunks for flavor.
When the chucks hit 165 internal...
I took a pan with some Carrot, Onion, Celery, Garlic, Mushroom, Basil, Thyme, Rosemary and Parsley...
I squished up some tomatoes into that...
I added some Beef Broth...
And a little Red Wine.
I topped the pan with Chuck...
Covered with foil and put it back on the WSM to cook until it was pullable.
When the meat was pullable I removed the meat from the pan and pulled it...
Then I blended up the liquid and vegetables with a quick pulse to leave it just a smidge chunky, and added a can of Tomato Paste because I felt it needed more tomato flavor. I added that liquid back to the pan and put it on the WSM uncovered to thicken and reduce the sauce.
I made some Garlic Bread from a nice crusty roll...
Topped the bread with some of the Beef Ragu...
Then I melted some Provolone over the top under the broiler.