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Woodfire Pulled Beef

Woodfire Pulled Beef

This Woodfire Pulled Beef recipe features a chuck roast cold-smoked for two hours, then slow-braised until melt-in-your-mouth tender. It’s a low-effort, high-reward BBQ classic made easy with the Ninja Woodfire Grill.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: ninja woodfire
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours 20 minutes
Resting Time: 15 minutes
Calories: 2911kcal
Author: Dad

Equipment

  • Ninja Woodfire Pro XL Grill
  • Elevated wire rack for the Woodfire
  • Roasting pan (for braising)
  • Aluminum Foil (to cover during braise)
  • High-temp cotton gloves (for pulling meat)
  • Food Safe Gloves To Go Over Cotton Goves
  • Spray Bottle

Ingredients

  • 3.25 lb chuck roast
  • 4 tablespoon Honey mustard Used as binder.
  • ¼ Cup Dad Rub 1.2 See Note For Recipe.
  • Smokin' Pecan Shell pellets
  • 1 Cup 50/50 mix of apple cider vinegar and water Used for spritzing.
  • 4 Cups Beef stock Enough to come halfway up the roast in a pan.
  • 4 tablespoon Dad Rub 1.2 For post-cook seasoning.
  • ¼ Cup Apple cider vinegar Added post-pull to enhance flavor.

Instructions

Prep the Roast

  • Coat chuck roast with honey mustard binder.
  • Apply Dad Rub 1.2 heavily on all sides.
  • Press rub into the meat and set aside.

Cold Smoke Phase

  • Fill pellet hopper with Smokin' Pecan Shell pellets.
  • Place roast on elevated rack inside the Ninja Woodfire.
  • Set the Woodfire to Smoker/CLD/2Hours. Cold smoke for 2 hours, spritzing halfway with 50/50 apple cider vinegar and water.

Smoke Phase

  • Switch grill to 250°F/121°C and smoke until roast reaches 165°F/74°C internal temperature (about 2 hours 40 minutes).

Braising Phase

  • Place roast in pan and pour in beef stock to halfway up the meat.
  • Cover tightly and raise temp to 300°F/149°C.
  • Cook until internal temp reaches 200°F/93°C (about 3 hours 30 minutes).

Rest & Finish

  • Remove roast, rest for 15 minutes.
  • Shred with high-temp gloves.
  • Optionally, mix in more rub and a splash of apple cider vinegar to finish.

Notes

Dad Rub 1.2 Recipe:
https://dadgotthis.com/dad-rub-homemade-bbq-rub/

Nutrition

Calories: 2911kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 302g | Fat: 170g | Saturated Fat: 75g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 14g | Monounsaturated Fat: 86g | Trans Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 1017mg | Sodium: 3398mg | Potassium: 6714mg | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 192IU | Calcium: 332mg | Iron: 33mg
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