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Pit Beef
Pit beef is something I hadn’t tried before and when I scored a good deal on some eye of round, I added it to the menu. It was a 4.5lb hunk of meat that I trimmed down to remove fat and silverskin. Leftover oxtail marinade was used in allowing the meat to marinate for a little over a day. It was cooked sous vide for 24 hours at 131F, followed by an ice bath and overnight stint in the fridge.
The standard pit beef rub was applied and the meat was heated up to 100F on the Egg using
oak and cherry wood, with the Egg dialed in at 250F.
Once the meat hit 100F, I pulled it and cranked the temp up to 450F to get a good sear.
I figured I would end up with a medium-well temp cooking the meat this way and I was right.
A fluffy kaiser roll, lots of tiger sauce which was made the day before and a small pile of fries
made for a tasty dinner.
The pit beef was super tender. In fact, I’d have preferred a bit more chew. Next time I’ll try
cooking it indirect and then finish it by searing. The tiger sauce was a new thing for me
and I’m glad I gave it a go. The marinade added a good deal of flavor to the crust and some
seemed to permeate the interior, most likely due to the sous vide cook.
I couldn’t help but fix a sandwich akin to a cheesesteak. Beef broth along with the liquid from
the sous vide cook was used to make some au jus. This was added to the pit beef and onions to enhance their flavor and encourage browning. A mozzarella cheese sauce was made to
drench the pit beef cheesesteak and a hoagie roll was split, coated in garlic butter and pan
toasted on a cast iron griddle.
It really hit the spot. Deliciously good eats.
Egging in the Atlanta GA region
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I’m a big fan of pit beef, but that cheesesteak-esque sammich looks REALLY good.#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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Wow, all kinds of goodness going on with that cheesesteak. Great job all around.Stillwater, MN
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Fantastic post as always... Drool !!!Greensboro North Carolina
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Another inspirational cook and documentation. Everything looks incredible as always. Congrats.
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Looks tasty! Great minds think alike. I did an eye of round this weekend too. I did a 6 hour simple marinate (salt and brown sugar) followed by a coating of prime rib rub and 90 minutes on the egg at a dome temp of 375*. I pulled it at 125* internal and wrapped it in foil and a towel for two more hours. Then it went in the fridge. Very tender with a nice chew when sliced thin. I wish I had a meat slicer for those fluffy slices. My slicing knife and some attention to detail will have to do.Michiana, South of the border.
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This looks amazing, nice job!
NW IA
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Looks great! Not questioning the method, just asking about the "safe zone." I always heard that meat shouldn't stay more than 4 hours between 40 - 140 degree F.
Is 131 safe because it's sous vide??
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Ok, now I’m hungry. Both looks fantastic
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@GoooDawgs When cooking for more than a few hours, the temp must be above 130F. This article explains it fairly well.
It's "Smokin Gal", not "Smoking Al".
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Yet another home run from @smokingal !!! That looks amazing. As always, thanks for posting.
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Fantastic cook!
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Great cook ! Hand slice? ....Thinking I may try this but smoke first , SV then chill, slicer then to the griddle...Thanks for the inspirationVisalia, Ca @lkapigian
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@lkapigian Thanks. I sliced this up on my Chef's Choice 667. Hopefully you'll post the results of your pit beef effort.It's "Smokin Gal", not "Smoking Al".
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smokingal said:@lkapigian Thanks. I sliced this up on my Chef's Choice 667. Hopefully you'll post the results of your pit beef effort.Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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You go girl.
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