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Beef sandwich: 3 creator recipes compared

Most use worcestershire sauce, red wine vinegar and olive oil. Some add pulled beef brisket or beef shank.

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Times are estimated preparation and cooking; chilling or resting is extra. Updated 15 November 2026.

Shredded Beef with Caramelized Onions and Low‑Calorie Yogurt Spread by Donaldo Estevam, a frame from the Instagram video

Make this one first.

We put the most-saved version first: Donaldo Estevam’s. Tender, slow‑cooked chuck roast is shredded and paired with sweet caramelized onions and a tangy low‑calorie Greek‑yogurt mustard spread. Serve it on a ciabatta baguette, low‑calorie wrap, or over rice for a high‑protein, low‑calorie meal perfect for meal‑prep or a quick dinner.

Shredded Beef with Caramelized Onions and Low‑Calorie Yogurt Spread from Donaldo Estevam’s Instagram video

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Shredded Beef with Caramelized Onions and Low‑Calorie Yogurt Spread

Recipe from Donaldo Estevam, from their Instagram videoWritten down by ReelsMeals from the caption and voiceover.

  • 5 hr 30 min
  • Serves 4
  • 17 ingredients
  • Oven

The only one of the 3 with chuck roast, seasoning choice, diet coke and zero calorie sugar.

Ingredients

  • 1 lbwhole chuck roast
  • to tastesalt
  • to tasteblack pepper
  • to tasteseasoning of choice
  • 1 cupDiet Coke or Pepsi
  • to tastedried shallots or fresh shallots
  • optionalfat‑free cheese
  • 1ciabatta baguette
  • optionallow calorie bread or wrap
  • 1/2 cuprice

Caramelized Onions

  • 1 tbspavocado oil
  • 1whole onion
  • 3 tbspWorcestershire sauce
  • 2 tbspzero calorie sugar
  • 1 tbspred wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar

Low‑Calorie Yogurt Spread

  • 1 cuplow calorie Greek yogurt
  • 1 tbspold style mustard

How it goes

  1. 1. Pat the chuck roast dry and season it generously with salt, black pepper, and any additional seasoning of your choice.

  2. 2. Place the seasoned roast on a wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet; leave it uncovered.

  3. 3. Preheat the oven (or smoker) to 275 °F (135 °C) and roast for 2–3 hours, or until the meat is fork‑tender.

  4. 4. Remove the roast and transfer it to a large, oven‑safe pot or Dutch oven.

  5. 5. Add 1 cup of Diet Coke (or Pepsi), 2 tbsp of zero‑calorie sugar, and the dried or fresh shallots to the pot; stir to combine.

  6. 6. Cover the pot tightly and return it to the oven for another 2–3 hours, allowing the flavors to meld and the meat to become ultra‑tender.

Then 9 more steps in the full recipe.

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All 3, side by side.

From each creator’s recipe as we saved it. Time is the estimated preparation and cooking time; chilling is extra where they say so. Ingredient counts include everything on the list.

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3 beef sandwich recipes compared by estimated time, servings, ingredients, method and what only that version uses. Donaldo Estevam’s, the one to make first, is highlighted.
VersionTime (est.)ServesIngredientsMethodOnly this one uses
Shredded Beef with Caramelized Onions and Low‑Calorie Yogurt SpreadDonaldo Estevam · make this one first5 hr 30 min417Ovenchuck roast, seasoning choice, diet coke and zero calorie sugar
Pulled Beef Rolls with Cheesy Chips & GravyHope Crosby3 hr 20 min217Slow cookerpulled beef brisket, buttered rolls, potatoes and garlic granules
Beef Shank Chimichurri SandwichOwen Han4 hr 45 min434Oven, Pan-fried, Simmeredbeef shank, flour, celery stalk and garlic cloves

What they share.

  • All 3use onion.
  • 2 of 3use worcestershire sauce. Hope Crosby’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use red wine vinegar. Hope Crosby’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use olive oil. Donaldo Estevam’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use beef stock. Donaldo Estevam’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use bay leaf. Donaldo Estevam’s version leaves it out.

Counted from each version’s ingredient list. Salt, pepper, oil and water are left out, and names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken.

Where they differ.

  • How they cook it

    Donaldo Estevam and Owen Han use the oven; Hope Crosby doesn't. Only Hope Crosby uses a slow cooker. Only Owen Han pan-fries or sears. Only Owen Han simmers, poaches or braises.

  • Something only one of them uses

    Donaldo Estevam is the only one to use chuck roast, seasoning choice, diet coke and zero calorie sugar. Hope Crosby is the only one to use pulled beef brisket, buttered rolls, potatoes and garlic granules. Owen Han is the only one to use beef shank, flour, celery stalk and garlic cloves.

  • Time and list length

    Hope Crosby takes the least time (3 hr 20 min); Donaldo Estevam the most (5 hr 30 min). Donaldo Estevam uses the shortest ingredient list (17); Owen Han the longest (34).

All 3, with their videos.

Each one opens as a full recipe with the creator credited and the original video linked.

How this comparison works.

Every recipe here comes from a creator’s own video. ReelsMeals writes it down from the caption and the voiceover, and publishes it with the creator named and the original linked. When three or more versions of a dish from at least two creators are saved, the dish gets a page like this one. Reposts and the same video saved twice count once.

Times and servings come from the saved recipe cards and may be estimated. Ingredient names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken. We don’t rank them by taste: the version shown first is the one ReelsMeals cooks have saved most. Last updated 15 November 2026.

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