Shelly's Recipe

OVEN BARBECUE

Category: Sandwiches

1 bone-in or boneless beef chuck roast, about 5 lbs
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 large onion, chopped
3 cups ketchup
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 cups water
2 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp ground allspice (optional)
12 to 15 hamburger buns

Preheat oven to 325. place roast in baking pan, sprinkle with salt and pepper and roast, uncovered, 2 hours. Let set 30 minutes, then slice fairly thin.

Make a sauce by mixing together the onion, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, water, cornstarch, chili powder, paprika, pepper, vinegar, brown sugar and allspice. Return meat to roasting pan, layering with the sauce. Cover tightly with lid or foil and roast at 325 another 3 hours. Keep warm until serving time at 250.