Shredded Italian Beef

Ok everyone! Who is ready for the Super Bowl?! Pretty much all of the US is getting ready for big parties to watch the most watched programing of the year! Whether you watch the game, the commercials, or the half time show, everyone enjoys the food at the parties. Make your party a hit or be the hit at someone else's party by making this delicious meat to make sandwiches! It's called Italian beef around our house so that's what I'll still call it!

Start with about 8 lbs. of chuck roast and trim all the fat around the outsides like so: 

Then place the meat in the crock pot and cover with water. 

Then add the spices and turn on high for a couple hours, then low until meat falls apart. 

When the meat is done you will take the pieces out and use 2 forks to shred like this and remove the fat: 

The beef Should then look like this: 

Put it into a container that will also hold some of the juices left in the crock pot. They are so flavorful and when soaked up in the bread it is just delicious. 

Then enjoy! Put it on a small roll and enjoy! It's also a great dish for pot lucks or just when it's cold out side. If there are left overs, just pop them in the freezer until you want them again. 

As with most things, I like to enjoy my sandwich with a nice glass of red wine! As for the game... Go Ravens! A former room mate of mine and close friend was a huge fan. We lost her last year to the fight of colon caner at only 23 years old. Miss you Erinn!