Creamed Beef (Dried Beef) (Charlotte, Concord: to buy, cheap, sell)

[jlieske]

I am looking to buy dried beef fresh not in the bottle. Is there any where in Albemarle, Salisbury, Harrisburg, Concord, or Charlotte that has a deli that sells it?

Thanks!

[CaliBoy]

Sorry, I cannot answer your question. I am simply curious. What does one make with the dried beef and what makes it different than the stuff in the 'bottle' and 'creamed'? I'm only now getting interested in making some of the flavors of the south.

[jlieske]

The kind in the bottle is too salty. The fresh from the deli is wonderful. You make it in a cream sauce and serve over buttered toast!

[izzy508]

Originally Posted by jlieske

The kind in the bottle is too salty. The fresh from the deli is wonderful. You make it in a cream sauce and serve over buttered toast!

I always soak the bottled stuff in water and change the water a few times before adding to the cream sauce. Gets rid of most of the salt. I like it on mashed potatoes, my bf prefers toast. Either way it is yummy.
-izzy

[Ivory Lee Spurlock]

Originally Posted by CaliBoy

Sorry, I cannot answer your question. I am simply curious. What does one make with the dried beef and what makes it different than the stuff in the 'bottle' and 'creamed'? I'm only now getting interested in making some of the flavors of the south.

My mom use to make chipped beef gravy and we'd have it for supper during the week days. Dried beef, milk, flour, salt and pepper, and stir it over heat until its thick, like gravy. Very good cheap tasty food.