Loose meat

[monkeyboy]

Anyone have a good recipe?

 

[Stacerita]

Just the words 'loose meat' make me throw up a little in my mouth. Ack.

 

[dislaney]

Anyone have a good recipe?

I'm not even really sure what "loose meat" is?!

 

[monkeyboy]

I'm not even really sure what "loose meat" is?!

Its a type of sandwich like a sloppy joe but no sauce

 

[focusondisney]

Aren't monkeys vegetarians?

 

[msjprincess]

The only time I've ever heard of loose meat was on Roseanne.

 

[dislaney]

Its a type of sandwich like a sloppy joe but no sauce

Ahh! Can't they think of a better name?!

 

[kacaju]

The only time I've ever heard of loose meat was on Roseanne.

that was my first thought!! What is in it then if there is no sauce?? Spices? Now I am curious... I do remember on the show they had to play around with the recipe to get it *right*

 

[cbmstephanie]

1 pound ground chuck
1 Tbsp shortening
2 tsp salt
1 onion, chopped fine (a small one)
1 Tbsp prepared yellow mustard
1 Tbsp Vinegar
1 Tbsp Sugar
Salt & Pepper to taste

In skillet, preferably cast iron, melt shortening over medium heat and
sprinkle salt across the bottom. Add ground check and break up into
small crumbles while cooking. Add chopped onion and keep working to
break up the meat. When meat is browned, drain off any fat. Add
mustard, vinegar, sugar and just enough water to barely cover meat in
the pan. Cook, at a simmer, until water is all cooked out, about 15-20
minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Heat your hamburger buns - they were traditionally steamed or you can use your microwave. When buns are warm, spoon on the
loose meat and add yellow mustard and dill pickle slices.

 

[KathyTX]

I think it's an Iowa thing. Pretty nasty...

 

[ChrisFL]

haha, I remember back when the Roseanne show was on the air, there was rumors that she was going to open her own "Loose Meat" restaurant in Orlando on I-Drive....all I could think of was seeing her and hearing "loose meat"....ewwww!

 

[Lauralee]

Yup, it's an Iowa thing. It's from a restaurant franchise started in 1928 called Maid-Rite. I worked in one for a couple of years while in high school. Think of it as a healthier hamburger. The ground beef is crumbled up fine as it is being cooked. The grease is all drained off, but it's still moist and does kind of stick together a bit. The traditional way to eat them is scooped onto a warm hamburger bun with "everything" on top---ketchup, mustard, chopped onion, and pickles. They are served with a spoon so you can eat the meat that may fall out as you are eating it.

Now, having said all that with a straight face, I know they have a bad rap because of the Rosanne show. I do find it all kinda funny. It's just a sloppy joe without sauce.

And, yes, I do have a homemade recipe. I brown and crumble fine a pound or 2 of good ground beef, not the cheap stuff. After it's cooked well (no more pink), I add a little hot water to the beef in the pan, tip the pan a bit, then use a turkey baster to "suction" off the water and remaining fat. Return the pan to the stove then pour in a regular size can of chicken broth. Turn the heat back up and simmer it until most of the broth has evaporated. You can add some salt to taste.

As nasty as it may sound, I dare you to try it......Be a loose-meat convert!

Oh, and we call them Maid-Rites.

 

[DaisyLynn]

Yup, it's an Iowa thing. It's from a restaurant franchise started in 1928 called Maid-Rite. I worked in one for a couple of years while in high school. Think of it as a healthier hamburger. The ground beef is crumbled up fine as it is being cooked. The grease is all drained off, but it's still moist and does kind of stick together a bit. The traditional way to eat them is scooped onto a warm hamburger bun with "everything" on top---ketchup, mustard, chopped onion, and pickles. They are served with a spoon so you can eat the meat that may fall out as you are eating it.

Now, having said all that with a straight face, I know they have a bad rap because of the Rosanne show. I do find it all kinda funny. It's just a sloppy joe without sauce.

And, yes, I do have a homemade recipe. I brown and crumble fine a pound or 2 of good ground beef, not the cheap stuff. After it's cooked well (no more pink), I add a little hot water to the beef in the pan, tip the pan a bit, then use a turkey baster to "suction" off the water and remaining fat. Return the pan to the stove then pour in a regular size can of chicken broth. Turn the heat back up and simmer it until most of the broth has evaporated. You can add some salt to taste.

As nasty as it may sound, I dare you to try it......Be a loose-meat convert!

Oh, and we call them Maid-Rites.

Sounds delicious to me!

 

[usnuzuloose]

It almost sounds like the same recipe as taco bell had for the loose meat burgers they had. I cant remember what they tasted like, but the same concept. someone correct me if I am wrong.

 

[bambii]

maybe tomorrow..

 

[shortbun]

I immediately thought of a bar in college.

 

[maslex]

Yup, it's an Iowa thing. It's from a restaurant franchise started in 1928 called Maid-Rite. I worked in one for a couple of years while in high school. Think of it as a healthier hamburger. The ground beef is crumbled up fine as it is being cooked. The grease is all drained off, but it's still moist and does kind of stick together a bit. The traditional way to eat them is scooped onto a warm hamburger bun with "everything" on top---ketchup, mustard, chopped onion, and pickles. They are served with a spoon so you can eat the meat that may fall out as you are eating it.

Now, having said all that with a straight face, I know they have a bad rap because of the Rosanne show. I do find it all kinda funny. It's just a sloppy joe without sauce.

And, yes, I do have a homemade recipe. I brown and crumble fine a pound or 2 of good ground beef, not the cheap stuff. After it's cooked well (no more pink), I add a little hot water to the beef in the pan, tip the pan a bit, then use a turkey baster to "suction" off the water and remaining fat. Return the pan to the stove then pour in a regular size can of chicken broth. Turn the heat back up and simmer it until most of the broth has evaporated. You can add some salt to taste.

As nasty as it may sound, I dare you to try it......Be a loose-meat convert!

Oh, and we call them Maid-Rites.

Is there a trick to crumble it up fine? My husband loves when he gets a taco from Taco Bell and how fine the meat is and always wants me to replicate it at home

As a side note though, these "loose meat" sandwiches sound fine to me. Just never made them.

 

[monkeyboy]

Yup, it's an Iowa thing. It's from a restaurant franchise started in 1928 called Maid-Rite.

And, yes, I do have a homemade recipe. I brown and crumble fine a pound or 2 of good ground beef, not the cheap stuff. After it's cooked well (no more pink), I add a little hot water to the beef in the pan, tip the pan a bit, then use a turkey baster to "suction" off the water and remaining fat. Return the pan to the stove then pour in a regular size can of chicken broth. Turn the heat back up and simmer it until most of the broth has evaporated. You can add some salt to taste.

As nasty as it may sound, I dare you to try it......Be a loose-meat convert!

Oh, and we call them Maid-Rites.

 

[kacaju]

Is there a trick to crumble it up fine? My husband loves when he gets a taco from Taco Bell and how fine the meat is and always wants me to replicate it at home

As a side note though, these "loose meat" sandwiches sound fine to me. Just never made them.

brown your ground beef then put it in your food processer.

 

[tiggger1]

brown your ground beef then put it in your food processer.

I use my pampered chef mix and chop! It chops up the meat realy fine as it cooks. I used it at one of my hosts party recently and I sold 11 of them!!!