Bills-Patriots tailgate recipes: Cheater Weck on Grilled Cheese
Can you believe it? Season 5 of Wingin’ It. Where has the time gone? For any newcomers, here’s the premise: It’s hungry work being a fan of the Buffalo Bills. Every week of the regular season and postseason, Buffalo Rumblings brings you a recipe to try out with a “Buffalo” twist.
With the good news regarding Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin this week, I feel like we can go back to roughly normal for my usual weekend article. The recipe was likely happening regardless, so “normal” in this case is making fun of the cheater New England Patriots.
This is an easy way to get the full beef on weck flavor without needing to worry about meat carving, which requires a more precise roast and cutting technique. For good measure, I toss it on a weck “roll” made from a grilled cheese sandwich.
Cheater Weck on Grilled Cheese
Serves: A lot
Active Time: 30 min
Total Time: 8 hours or so
Ingredients
1 lb (or greater) roast (top round or chuck recommended)
Salt
Black pepper
Garlic powder
Onion powder
2 Tbsp olive oil
1⁄2 can of Guinness or other stout beer (about 8 oz)
1 cup water
2.2 oz package of Onion soup mix
Grilled cheese sammiches
Caraway seeds
Coarse salt
Prepared horseradish
You’ll need: A slow cooker
- Coat entire roast well with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder. Set aside to allow seasoning profiles to be absorbed.
- Add oil to large unheated fry pan; warm oil in pan on MED-HIGH heat.
- Place roast in pan, being careful to avoid splattering hot oil; sear all sides, about 3-5 min per side.
- Transfer seared roast carefully to slow cooker on LOW.
- Add beer, water, and soup mix packet to slow cooker; gently stir.
- Cover with lid; cook until roast can be shredded using only a fork, about 6-8 hours.
- After shredding beef, begin preparing grilled cheese sandwiches; cook enough for however many people you’re feeding. (It’s cheater week, so if you’re looking for me to tell you how to make a danged grilled cheese, here you go. I’m taking the easy way…
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