SHREDDED BARBECUE BEEF

5 lbs. chuck roast
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
2 cups water
2 3/4 cups catsup
1 tbsp. dry mustard
1 large onion, chopped
1 to 2 cloves garlic, minced

Cut chuck roast in 3 to 4 inch cubes. Combine the beef, brown sugar, vinegar and water in a crockpot.

Cook on Hi for several hours, then turn on low.

When beef is very tender, remove beef from crockpot and pour off some of the liquid into a separate container. Shred beef with two forks, as if for Ropa Vieja.

Return beef to crockpot and add catsup, mustard, onion and garlic and enough liquid beef water cooked in to make a nice consistency (like sloppy joes). Stir to blend.

Cook on low until ready to serve.

Serve on buns.

Yield: 12 to 14 servings