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Barbecued roast beef on a bun

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Ingredients
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  • kosher salt
  • white sugar
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • cayenne pepper
  • 1 piece extra thick top round steak
Mix kosher salt, white sugar, black pepper and cayenne into a dry rub.
The dry rub
Apply half the rub to each side of the beef, rubbing or patting it in well.
Top round, and which cuts work
Set on a rack over a sheet pan and refrigerate 12 to 24 hours to dry brine, flipping halfway.
  • barbecue sauce
  • apple cider vinegar
  • Dijon mustard
  • turmeric
  • cloves of crushed garlic
Mix a wet rub of barbecue sauce, apple cider vinegar, a spoon of Dijon mustard, a little turmeric and a few cloves of crushed garlic.
The wet rub
Put the beef in a dish, pour over half the wet rub and poke it in with two forks for a good minute per side, making lots of holes; repeat on the other side and spoon the excess over the top.
Poking the wet rub in with forks
Wrap and refrigerate 4 to 12 hours.
Unwrap and scrape some of the excess wet rub off the surface.
Grill about 7 to 10 minutes per side to the desired doneness, giving each side about 5 minutes then flipping every minute or so; let the surface blacken.
Pull at about 120 internal, wrap tightly in foil on a plate and rest at least 15 minutes, to about 130 for medium rare.
Slice thinly at a slight angle with a sharp knife; toss the slices in the accumulated juices.
  • hamburger bun
  • mayo
  • pickles
Spread a hamburger bun with mayo, add a few pickles and a bun's worth of slices, and optionally drizzle with barbecue sauce.
Building the sandwich