Open Faced BBQ Beef Brisket and Cheese Melts

By Allison Hazell
@ahazell

I was trying to figure out what to do with my leftover crockpot beef brisket/eye round last night. I had about 1-1 1/2 lbs left of nice tender "pulled beef" sitting in the wonderful au jus. I looked to see what I had in my pantry and did this. Wow, it really hit the spot.

Rating:

★★★★★ 8 votes

Comments:

44 Comments

Serves:

Prep:

10 Min

Cook:

1 Hr

Method:

Broil

Blue Ribbon Recipe

Notes from the Test Kitchen:
Yum, yum, yum! A crafty - and delicious - way to use up leftovers.

Ingredients

1-1/2 lb: crock pot cooked beef brisket or eye round (see recipe below if you are not doing this from leftovers)
1 medium: onion, chopped
1: green pepper, chopped
1 Tbsp: cilantro
1 tsp: oregano
2-3 c: reserved gravy/au jus from crock pot
2-3 Tbsp: your fave BBQ sauce (I used Famous Dave's Sweet and Spicy)
4 slice: lightly toasted rye bread with seeds (or not)
4 slice: Swiss or sharp white chedder cheese to cover
: fresh cilantro or parsley, for garnish
3 lb: beef brisket or eye round
1 can(s): low sodium beef broth
1 can(s): water
1 pkg: dry Italian salad dressing seasoning

How to Make Open Faced BBQ Beef Brisket and Cheese Melts

Step-by-Step

1IF STARTING FROM SCRATCH, HERE'S HOW TO COOK THE CROCK POT BEEF: Place 3 lbs of beef into crock pot with beef broth, water and Italian seasoning. Cook for 10 hours on low. This beef and it's au jus can be used for a number of recipes, including chimichanga filling, tacos, shredded beef nachos, etc.
2With 1-1 1/2 lbs of shredded tender beef remaining in crock pot, remove enough liquid to keep it totally drenched but not too soupy. Put that liquid aside for another use. Add chopped onion, pepper, cilantro and oregano into the crock pot with remaining beef and au jus. Turn crock pot up to high and cook for 40-60 mins.
3Take mixture out of crock pot and place in bowl. Add your BBQ sauce and combine.
4Place heaps of meat mixture onto the lightly toasted rye bread slices. Top with cheese. Broil until cheese melts and is bubbly brown.