Slow-Cooker Pulled Beef

Ingredients:

• 1 (14.5 oz.) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, drained, juices reserved
• 3/4 cup red wine
• 1 large red onion
• 1 medium red bell pepper, sliced
• 1 apple, peeled and cut into chunks
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 3/4 tsp. coarse kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp. freshly  ground black pepper
• 1 bottom round rump roast (3 1/2 lbs.)
• 1 tbsp. + 1 tsp. extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp. chipotle chile powder

Makes 12 Servings (3/4 cup per serving)

1. In a 6-quart slow cooker, combine the diced tomatoes (without the juice), wine, onion, bell pepper, apple, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, and the black pepper. Set to high and cook while you brown the meat.
2. Pat the meat dry. Untie the meat if it was tied as a roast and cut off any external fat. In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt over bottom of the pan. Add the meat and lightly brown on all sides, including the ends, 5-7 minutes total.
3. Nestle the meat into the tomato mixture in the slow cooker. Add the reserved juice from the tomatoes to the skillet and stir to get up any browned bits. Pour the liquid over the meat. Sprinkle the meat with chipotle powder. Turn the heat to low and cook for 4 hours. Turn the roast over and cook on low until the beef is tender and you can pull it apart with a fork, 3-4 hours longer (check at 3 hours and if it needs more time, turn the roast over again and cook for another hour).
4. Remove the beef from the cooker and put onto a cutting board. When cool enough to handle, use two forks to pull the beef into shreds.
5. With an immersion blender, puree the sauce in the slow cooker (taste and add more chipotle powder, if desired), then return the beef to the sauce. Serve on its own or spoon over 1/2 cup cooked quinoa, if you like.

WW POINTS VALUE: 5 pts. without quinoa, 8 pts. with quinoa

 

Note: This recipe appears in the South Beach Diet Gluten Solution Cookbook. If you love beef stew, this dish is for you. Beef stew is a wonderful comfort food to enjoy when it's done right. The people at South Beach have done it again with beef and comfort food. You can use any color bell pepper in this dish and it will taste just as good. If you don't want to add an apple in this stew, add diced carrots or parsnips and it will still hearty and delicious. This stew also makes nice leftovers too.