Loosemeat Sandwiches I Food

LOOSE MEAT SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Add the vegetable oil, ground beef and onion to large skillet on medium high heat.
• Break the meat apart and continue cooking until the onions are translucent, about 6-8 minutes.
• Add salt, pepper, garlic, Worcestershire and mustard and stir well to combine.
• Serve on hamburger bun topped with pickles.

LOOSE MEAT SANDWICH (MAID-RITE COPYCAT)

Steps:

• In a large skillet, combine beef, water, mustard, and sugar. Simmer over medium heat until the beef is cooked through, about 5 minutes, breaking up clumps of meat with a spoon.
• Drain the fat if desired (I don't, and it is closer to the original recipe if you don't, but you can if you want). Stir in onion and season to taste with salt and pepper (I like 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper).
• Serve meat on buns with toppings on the side such as ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, and pickles.

MARTY'S LOOSEMEAT SANDWICH

Steps:

• In a medium skillet over medium heat, cook the ground beef until evenly browned; drain.
• Stir in beer, salt, sugar, pepper, and yellow mustard. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat to low; simmer partially covered. Remove from heat the moment all the liquid has evaporated.

LOOSE MEAT SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook onions until brown and carmelized. Add ground beef and cook until brown.
• Add salt, pepper, garlic powder and beef broth to cover. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, until broth is gone, 15 to 30 minutes.
• Serve meat on buns topped with dill pickle slices and mustard.
• *We steam the buns on top of the meat (with lid on skillet) for a minute or two to get them nice and soft.

THE BLUE MILL TAVERN LOOSEMEAT SANDWICH

Steps:

• Get out a cast iron skillet-they are the best for loosemeats-or other kind if you have no iron skillet.
• Melt fat over medium heat and lightly salt bottom of skillet.
• Break ground beef up in skillet and start crumbling it with the back of a wooden spoon-this is very important-the meat must end up being cooked up into small crumbles.
• Add chopped onion while browning meat.
• Keep working with the back of spoon to break up meat.
• When meat is browned, drain off any fat and return meat to skillet.
• Add mustard, vinegar, sugar, and just enough water to barely cover meat in the pan.
• Cook, at a simmer, till water is all cooked out-between 15-20 minutes.
• Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
• Heat your hamburger buns-they're traditionally steamed for loosemeats-I like mine toasted lightly-do it the way you like it.
• When buns are warm, put yellow mustard on them and add some dill pickle slices-I put on lots!
• *If you start changing this recipe and using things like olive oil for the fat and Dijon or honey mustard for the yellow mustard, you will not get the traditional yummy taste of a loosemeat sandwich.
• Likewise, don't add any liquid smoke or Worcestershire sauce.
• Make them just like this the first time so you can sample the simplicity of this famous Midwestern treat.
• If you want to start making changes after that by all means do so but I'd like you to taste the original recipe at least once.
• Serve with homemade potato salad and chips or with my Easy Cheesy Potato recipe.

LOOSEMEAT SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Heat a medium skillet over medium high heat. Add oil and meat to the pan and brown the meat, breaking it up with the back of a wooden spoon as it cooks. Add chicken stock to the meat. Season the meat with paprika, Worcestershire, salt and pepper. When the liquid comes to a bubble, reduce heat to simmer. Cook meat 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Pile meat into buns or rolls and top with raw finely chopped onions.

ONION LOOSE-MEAT SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until blended. Gradually add soup. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Spoon onto buns; top with cheese and pickles if desired.

IOWA-STYLE LOOSE MEAT SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a skillet, brown the beef over medium-high heat, stirring to crumble; drain in a colander.
• Return beef to pan; stir in onion flakes, pepper, salt, sugar, mustard, and beer.
• Simmer, partially covered, over medium heat until liquid is evaporated (about 30 minutes.
• To make a loosemeat sandwich: spoon beef into buns; serve immediately with chopped onion, mustard, and pickles.
• Make sure everyone has a spoon so they can scoop up any stray beef that escapes.

RACHAEL RAY'S LOOSEMEAT SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Heat a skillet over medium high heat. Add oil and meat to pan and brown meat.
• Add chicken stock to the meat.
• Season the meat with paprika, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper.
• When the liquid comes to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Serve on buns and top with chopped onion.

TASTY LOOSE MEAT SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In large skillet add 2 tablespoons butter, when butter begins to melt add diced onion and green pepper. Simmer onion and peppers in skillet for about 6 minutes. Make sure you dice the green pepper and Spanish onion prior to adding to the ground beef.
• Next, add merlot wine, allow wine to simmer for about a minute. Before adding ground beef take a potato masher and work through the meat in order to break the meat into tiny pieces. Add ground beef and simmer for about 8 minutes before turning meat over to brown both sides.
• After both sides are brown, add gravy packet along with 1/2 cup of cold water, stir gravy, onion and peppers throughly through the ground beef.
• Next, you need to add salt, garlic powder, sea salt and cracked pepper, make sure all ingredients are mixed evenly through ground beef. Once the remainder of ingredients are added, simmer over medium heat for an additional 8-12 minutes.
• Serve hot on a fresh kaiser or poppy seed roll. Homemade kaiser rolls from the bakery are the best. Loose meat sandwiches can be served with fries, potato chips or simply by itself.

LOOSEMEAT SANDWICHES II

Steps:

• In large skillet over medium heat, cook ground beef until brown, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain. Return meat to skillet, with soup. Simmer until heated through, 5 minutes. Serve hot.

LOOSE MEAT ON A BUN, RESTAURANT STYLE

Steps:

• Crumble the ground beef and onion into a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring to break up lumps, until no longer pink. Drain off the grease and return to the stove. Add the Worcestershire sauce, beef broth, salt, pepper, and butter. Bring to a boil, then set the heat to low and simmer uncovered until the liquid is almost completely gone, about 40 minutes. Remove from the heat, cover, and let rest for 15 minutes before serving on buns.