Outdoor Dutch Oven Italian Beef

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In this video, Cast Iron Katie demonstrates how to make Italian beef in an 8 quart outdoor dutch oven.

Ingredients

1 boneless beef chuck roast (about 3 1/2 pounds), tied with butcher's twine

Salt and black pepper

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 medium onion, chopped

1 tablespoon Italian seasoning

2 teaspoons crushed red pepper

6 cloves garlic, chopped

1 cup dry red wine

6 cups beef stock (or enough to submerge the roast about three-quarters of the way)

2 sprigs fresh thyme

Green Peppers:

4 green bell peppers, cut into 1-inch-wide strips

1/4 cup olive oil

1 teaspoon garlic powder

Salt and black pepper

Sandwich Build:

Hoagie rolls

Giardiniera, for topping

Directions

Liberally sprinkle the entire roast with salt and pepper.

Heat the vegetable oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat.

Brown the roast on all sides until golden and caramelized, 5 to 7 minutes per side; reduce the heat if the fat begins to smoke.

Transfer the roast to a plate and reduce the heat to medium.

Add the onions and a pinch of salt and saute, stirring occasionally, until just beginning to brown, 8 to 10 minutes.

Add the Italian seasoning, crushed red pepper and garlic and saute until fragrant, another minute.

Deglaze with the red wine, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom of the pot. Simmer until reduced by about half, another 2 to 5 minutes.

Add the stock and thyme and bring to a simmer. Adjust the seasoning of the liquid.

Put the roast back in the pot with any accumulated juices and place in the coals arranged for a 300 degree oven (see briquette arrangement instructions below).

Cook the roast, turning every 30 minutes and uncovering the pot for the last 30 minutes of cooking, until very tender, 3 to 3 1/2 hours.

Replace the coals at least every 45 minutes. it won't hurt anything if you use fresh coals more frequently.

For the green peppers:

Toss the pepper strips with the olive oil, garlic powder and some salt and pepper.

Place in a dutch oven. Place in the coals arranged for a 350 degree oven (see briquette arrangement instructions below).

Bake, stirring halfway through, until lighter in color and softened, about 45 minutes.

Strain the pot roast jus through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl and return to the pot.

Once the meat has cooled a bit, remove the twine. Pull the meat into smaller chunks and return to the reduced jus until ready to build the sandwiches.

For the sandwich build:

Place some beef on a roll, then green peppers, and giardiniera. Quickly dunk the whole sandwich in the hot jus.

Briquette Arrangement

8 quart dutch oven, 300 degrees:
(This dutch oven is deep. The math is a little different from the 5 quart.)

Bottom briquette placement:

Diameter of the dutch oven - 3 = Number of briquettes to be placed on the bottom for a 325 degree oven -/+ 1 briquette for every 25 degree adjustment
(In this demonstration the math is 12 - 3 = 9 - 1 = 8 briquettes placed on bottom.)

Top briquette placement:

Number of briquettes placed on bottom x 2
(In this demonstration the math is 8 x 2 = 16 briquettes placed on bottom.)

5 quart dutch oven, 350 degrees:
(This dutch oven is shallow. The math is a little different from the 8 quart.)

Bottom briquette placement:

Diameter of the dutch oven - 3 = Number of briquettes to be placed on the bottom for a 325 degree oven -/+ 1 briquette for every 25 degree adjustment
(In this demonstration the math is 10 - 3 = 7 + 1 = 8 briquettes placed on bottom.)

Top briquette placement:

Diameter of the dutch oven + 3 = Number of briquettes to be placed on the top for a 325 degree oven -/+ 1 briquette for every 25 degree adjustment
(In this demonstration the math is 10 + 3 = 13 + 1 = 14 briquettes placed on top.)

When stacking your dutch ovens arrange the briquettes on the center of the lid of the larger dutch oven to meet the briquette arrangement of the bottom of the smaller dutch oven. The smaller dutch oven will cook faster because of the extra coals radiating heat from the lid circumference.

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