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St. Louis-style chuck steaks


 

Brad Olson

TVWBB Platinum Member
A random thought...

Since beef chuck steaks and pork steaks are both cut from the shoulder, has anyone here ever used the St. Louis method on chuck steaks?
 
So in the interests of science and research...


Instead of straight barbecue sauce for the braise I used a mixture of sauce, some beer from my ancestral homeland of Black River Falls, and Wisconsin tailgate staple Stadium Sauce.


The first step was to grill the steak, and at this point I had a hard time not stopping the whole process right there and just eating it.


But I went ahead and put it in a pan, added the sauce ingredients, and sealed the pan with a strip of foil.


I put the pan on the grill (temperature unknown) for about an hour and wound up with this.


My wife and I had the same reaction: pot roast. And that's indeed what it tasted like.


Why I thought that white rice on a white plate would make a good image is beyond me!


The meat tasted OK and the sauce was pretty good, but I've just never been much of a pot roast fan so I doubt I'd do this again. Still, it was a worthwhile experiment and since I had another steak I grilled it normally the next night.
 
With cuts of meat, I think in terms of steak, or roast. If it's a tender cut (beef ribeye, pork chop) then grill it and keep it tender. If it's a cut with tough fiber and/or collagen to break down, the slow, longer cooking or braising is the thing, for example, pot roast!
Frankly, you've done well. Looks tasty from here; I love pot roast!
 
Well , live and learn I always say. I think your instinct was right to eat the grilled steak , but what the heck? You added to your BBQ knowledge. Nice grill marks , by the way.
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Terrific looking StL chuckies Brad, just need some Maull's to make 'em right!

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Some years ago the store where I do most of my grocery shopping carried Maull's but I haven't seen it in a long time.

Interestingly enough, I've been buying pork steaks from this same store for what seems like 20 years or more. At some point there must've been someone with a St. Louis connection working in the meat department.
 

 

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