A couple weeks ago, we were visiting Banff National Park in Alberta, we had some extra daylight left over after seeing and doing everything we wanted and didn't feel like driving back home. So instead, we drove up the road some more and all of a sudden we crossed the border into British Columbia. We finally stopped in this little town called Golden. We were hungry, so we found this random BBQ restaurant on the side of the highway. Of course, before entering the place, we googled it to see if it was a good place to stop or if a simple Tim Horton's would suffice us until we got home. Turns out, it was a pretty highly rated little shack. So we went it and ordered. I, being the light weight had mac and cheese (cuz I wasn't that hungry) and husband ordered the Brisket Bun. It was the most delicious thing I had tasted... yes, I tasted it. Husband couldn't stop raving about it. So, a couple nights ago I made a brisket. Truth be told, it was just a pot roast because they were fresh out of briskets. I found this recipe on Pinterest called Dr. Pepper Brisket... You had me at Dr. Pep... So I made it, just instead of a brisket we had pot roast. It was DELISH! We had a ton of left overs, so my genius little brain of mine came up with the idea to re-create that brisket bun from Golden, BC. And there you have it. The birth story of one our new favorite dinners!
1 medium sized brisket or pot roast
2 cans Dr. Pepper
Place brisket in crock pot, pour Dr. Pepper over the meat and cook on low for 9 hours. Shred. Empty 80% of the Dr. Pepper broth from crock pot, and return meat to broth to moisten.
This can be made in advance.
Ingredients for the sandwich:
Kaiser Buns
Left over brisket/pot roast
Sauteed bell pepper
caramelized onions
Mozzarella
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Start with the onions. Thinly slice them to however you want. There isn't a wrong way to do this, just make sure you are consistent. In a large frying pan add 2 tablespoons EVOO (thank you Rachel Ray) and a tablespoon of butter. Once pan is hot, add your onions. Caramelizing onions is not all that difficult as I found out. In fact, it's pretty simple. You just let them simmer on medium-low heat until a caramely (yes, that's a word now) brown and they are tender and delicious. Stir every so often to make sure they aren't sticking to the pan. If they are, just add a little more butter. They will shrink down in size significantly. For the two of us, we used an onion and a half.
While the onions are caramelizing, slice your pepper into small strips, and saute in a small amount of oil. Medium heat, but you can reduce it towards the end of their cooking process as they will probably beat the onions.
Finished product:
Once the onions and the peppers are finished. Slice your mozza. Slice your bun, and place how ever much meat you can handle on one half of the bun. Place on oven rack and broil until the meat is hot, but not burned. Next, place cheese on the other half of the bun, and broil just until the cheese is melted. But watch it, because it can burn fast! Top meat with onions and peppers, then top with the top of the bun.
I tell ya... it's so good! Best way to make left overs not so bland!
Source: Pinterest (pot roast)
