Heavenly Beef

Photo: flickr user Tom Lemos

Ingredients

1 eye of round roast, any weight

pepper

1 1/2 cups white zinfandel wine

1/2 onion, chopped

1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce

garlic powder

seasoned salt

1 cup water

6 ounces tomato paste

1 tablespoon liquid smoke

3/4 cup liquid reserved from crockpot

1 tablespoon onion flakes

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 stick butter

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Preparation

Place wine, Worcestershire sauce, water,and spices into a crock pot. Add beef tenderizer if you like. Cook using medium setting for 8-12 hours or until tender. Remove meat from liquid and flake or shred with a fork.

Place 1/2 of the butter in sauce pan and melt. Add rest of ingredients and simmer for 10 minutes or so. Add a few drops of Tabasco for a hotter taste. Add seasonings if you wish, like seasoned salt and pepper. Place shredded beef in a skillet with other 1/2 of the butter and brown a little more. Pour sauce over beef. Serve hot.