Steer wrestling, a practice credited to legendary cowboy and rodeo star Bill Pickett, usually involves leaping onto a steer from the back of a specially trained horse. At the Madison
Put ramekins on a baking sheet. Bake for 25-35 minutes, until puffed and golden. Remove from oven, and let stand for 5 minutes. With a flexible spatula, remove strata to
Cut beef in bit-size pieces. Put beef in shallow 8-by-10-inch glass baking dish. Mix salt, pepper, flour, and broth together. Pour broth over beef. Cover with piecrust and bake in 375 degree oven for 45 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
Yield: 10 servings
Author’s note: We use leftover beef from our beef roasts. We use only choice or prime beef, so be sure pieces of beef are tender. If you don’t have broth from your beef roast, you can make broth by using 2 heaping tablespoons beef soup base and 3 cups water.
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This tiny city block in downtown Greensboro once had a gigantic reputation. Not so much for its charbroiled beef patties — though they, too, were plentiful — but for its colorful characters and their wild shenanigans.
In the 1950s, as Americans hit freshly paved roads in shiny new cars during the postwar boom, a new kind of restaurant took shape: the drive-in. From those first thin patties to the elaborate gourmet hamburgers of today, North Carolina has spent the past 80 years making burger history.