[Sca-cooks] RE: Meep! - Needing quick beef pastry recipe!

[Sue Clemenger]

Okay.  Dumb cooking technique question....
How does one go about shredding meats? I'm assuming they need to be
pretty well cooked, but not dry? I think it'd be fun to try!
--maire, who still needs a drool rag when she remembers the
shredded-beef taco she got in Orange County (CA) several years ago...

nickiandme at att.net wrote:

> <deleted> Filling: 1 lb. ground mutton or beef <more deleted>
> 
> I find it interesting that they say ground mutton or beef.  I prefer
> to use the medieval shredded meats.  It gives the end product a
> totally different texture and even flavor.  The flavor seems to be
> more intense in shredded meats with the same amount of spices as does
> that of commercially ground meats.