Page 144 - Harrington Family Recipes

The Blue Mill Loosemeat Sandwich

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Main Dishes - Beef

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1 lb ground beef, extra lean
1 tablespoon fat -- lard or crisco
2 teaspoons salt
1 onion -- chopped fine
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
water -- to cover
salt and pepper -- to taste

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.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 320 Calories; 23g Fat (64.9%
calories from fat); 22g Protein; 6g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 81mg
Cholesterol; 1189mg Sodium. Exchanges: 3 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 2 1/2
Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.

NOTES : Made this on 4/19/2007. Fast to put together and a nice
change from a hamburger. We liked them real well! --ch

~ 144 ~