Smoked Oxtail/Short Rib Beef and Cheddar Sandwich

The Greatest Beef and Cheddar Sandwich

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Beef Stock

Ingredients

2 lbs beef oxtails

3 lbs beef neck bones

3 lbs beef marrow bones

2 sweet onions (sliced in half)

2 lbs carrots (sliced in half)

2 bunches celery (sliced in half)

2 head of garlic (sliced in half)

Kosher salt/whole peppercorns/dried oregano (to taste)

Stock

Roast beef and bones for 20-25 mins at 450F until browned

Put all ingredients in a large stock pot, fill with cold water (leaving 1/4 room on top so it doesn’t boil over)

Bring to a low boil, then drop to low simmer for 8-20 hours

Strain through a cheese cloth and reserve. Freezes very well for future uses.

Beef

Ingredients

8lbs beef short ribs

16lbs beef oxtails

Kosher salt (to taste)

Fresh cracked pepper (to taste)

Preparation

Remove fat cap from the short ribs.

Season all beef liberally with the salt and pepper.

Set up Kamado Joe for indirect smoking, 225-250F and smoke for 2-3 hours, until there is nice color on the beef.

Transfer oxtails to aluminum foil pan and add in the beef stock until at least half way up the oxtails.

Cover with aluminum foil and cook another 4-5 hours until tender.

Short ribs are done at 200F internal.

Horseradish Sauce

16 ounces sour cream

8 ounces hot prepared horseradish

A few good glugs of red wine or sherry vinegar

A few heavy pinches of fleur de sel or kosher salt

Fresh cracked pepper

Mix all ingredients together and hold in the refrigerator, will keep for two weeks.

Sandwich Construction

Toast brioche buns and layer on beef mixture, ladle of beef stock, cheddar cheese slice, horseradish sauce, fried onions, the top bun and ladle on more beef stock for the ultimate beef and cheddar sandwich.