Mile High Shredded Beef For A Crowd Recipes

Steps:

• Place the roast in a Dutch oven; add broth, onion and celery. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2-1/2 to 3 hours or until the meat is tender. , Remove roast and cool slightly; shred meat with two forks. Strain vegetables and set aside. Skim fat from cooking liquid and reserve 1-1/2 cups. Return the meat, vegetables and reserved cooking liquid to the pan. , Stir in the ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, salt, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, bay leaf, garlic powder, paprika and hot pepper sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until heated through. Discard bay leaf. Serve beef on buns.

Steps:

• Special equipment: a 10-by-15-inch rimmed baking sheet
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Cut the onion in half, and shred each half on the large holes of a box grater. Squeeze the shredded onion dry between 2 towels, and scatter around a 10-by-15-inch rimmed baking sheet.
• Put the ground beef, egg, breadcrumbs and 1 teaspoon salt in a large bowl, and mix gently, just enough to incorporate evenly. Drop mounds of the mixture all around the baking sheet, and press them into an even layer without disturbing the onions too much (but expect some of the onions to move around and peek through the meat). Brush the top of the meat with the vegetable oil, then season it evenly with 1/2 teaspoon salt and several grinds of fresh pepper. Score the meat into 24 squares, cutting completely through with a spatula.
• Bake until browned and no longer pink in the middle, 8 to 9 minutes. Put a small square of cheese on each patty, and return to the oven to melt, about 30 seconds. Let rest a few minutes, then recut along the scores to separate.
• Top each patty with a slice of tomato and pickle. Slide a spatula into the pan, and let guests serve themselves. Serve alongside a platter with the buns and lettuce. Don't forget the ketchup and mustard.

Steps:

• In a skillet, brown both sides of meat in oil.
• Add onions, and celery and saute briefly. Transfer to slow cooker.
• Add broth.
• Cover, and cook on low 6-8 hours, or until tender. Remove meat from cooker, and cool.
• Shred beef.
• Remove vegetables from cooker, and drain, reserving 1 1/2 cups broth.
• Combine vegetables, and meat.
• Return shredded meat, and vegetables to cooker. Add broth, and remaining ingredients and combine well.
• Cover and cook on high for 1 hour, Remove bay leaf.
• Pile into 8 sandwich rolls, and serve.