Mississippi Pot Roast...Lots of Pics

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Gonna Smoke

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So Friday, we are going to N. Myrtle Beach with most of the family for a few days. My wife and I are meal prepping our contributions and she's already made spaghetti casseroles for one night. I have been tasked with Mississippi Pot Roast for another night. Dug around in the freezer and found a couple of chucks, but found a 3½ lb. boneless shoulder and a 3 lb. sirloin tip which were older, so they are the chosen ones. I've never made this with anything other than chuck, so fingers crossed this will work out. Seasoned up with course salt and cracked black pepper and onto a kettle indirect to get some smoke using oak...
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After a couple of hours, got some color and hopefully some smokiness...
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Each in its own pan, a package of Ranch dressing mix and au jus on each roast...
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I have a jar of rendered brisket fat so some of that and some butter on each along with a jar pepperoncini peppers and juice. We like onions in ours so some of them in each pan, too...
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Wrapped tightly with foil and into a 300℉ oven for about 4 hours or until fork tender. More to come...
 
Well after about 3½ hours in the oven, the house is smelling incredible so I had to take them out to check for tenderness. I'll let you be the judge...
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I could not get them out of the pans without them falling apart. Absolutely shreds. I removed the roast and defatted the liquid. The liquid will be added back in to warm up and then made into a gravy for mashed potatoes...
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Of course I had to taste a little😉, can't wait for roast night this weekend...😛

I have to give a big shout out to Jake, TNJAKE TNJAKE , y'all remember him, right? It was this thread he posted that I mostly followed...
 
Looks great Charles, and Jake posted in the Happy Thanksgiving thread last week. Hopefully he's thinking about returning.

Point for sure
Chris
 
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