Iowan Maid-Rite
This savory loose meat sandwich is sure to be a crowd pleaser!
Ingredients
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 tablespoon dried minced onion can use onion powder
- 1 teaspoon low sodium beef base or a bouillon cube
- 1 teaspoon low sodium chicken base or a bouillon cube
- 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 3 pounds lean ground beef uncooked
- 8 hamburger buns
- Optional toppings cheese, ketchup, pickles, onions, mustard
Instructions
Slow Cooker Method
- Set slow cooker to high. Add all ingredients (except beef). Stir to combine. Add beef and stiruntil all combined and beef is completely coated.
- Cover and cook for 1 hour. Stir occasionally to break up ground beef. Uncover after 1 hour ofcook time. Continue cooking on high for 2 ½ - 3 hours (with the lid off), until most of the liquidhas cooked off. Continue to stir occasionally and break up any chunks of beef.
- Using a slotted spoon, serve a heaping spoonful on a warm bun and load it up with your favoritetoppings. We love cheese, ketchup and pickles!
- Serve and enjoy!
Stovetop Method
- Brown your ground beef and strain away the grease (if you are using fresh ground beef that has not already been cooked)
- Into a large pot, add: water, onion, beef and chicken bouillon, brown sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, and Worcestershire sauce. Whisk this together till fully combined.
- Add your ground beef (you can cook and strain your ground beef ahead of time or even pull cooked ground beef from your freezer if you'd like). Mix into brown broth.
- Cover your pot and simmer on low for 1 hour (or bump to medium heat for 30 minutes).
- Uncover the pot and simmer over medium heat (or whatever heat is necessary for the brown liquid to be slowly boiling), until the liquid has been absorbed or steamed away. Any liquid left in the beef mixture will cause soggy buns ;-)
- Serve on hamburger buns and top with your favorite burger additions.
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