Loose Meat (Tavern) Sandwiches with Easy Oven Roasted Potatoes
The loose meat sandwich (sometimes called a tavern sandwich) is popular in areas of the American Midwest, especially in parts of Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, and Minnesota. Here in Michigan, the loose meat sandwich is almost unknown, instead we make the sloppy joe sandwich. I always wanted to try one, and in researching I found many variations on ingredients, so I put together my own recipe and tried it out along with some easy oven-roasted potatoes to go alongside this delicious sandwich!
1 pound ground beef (I recommend an 85/15 blend - ground round)
1/2 cup finely diced onion
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp granulated beef bouillon
1/2 cup water
1 TBSP yellow mustard
1 TBSP Worcestershire sauce
In a large skillet, add the ground beef, diced onion, salt and pepper. Using a spoon, crumble the meat well as it browns. You want the individual pieces of beef to be as fine as possible. Continue cooking meat until it is completely browned.
Reduce heat and and sugar, beef bouillon, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and water to the skillet and mix well until everything is combined. Simmer until most of the liquid has been absorbed into the ground beef - this may take 10 or 15 minutes. Optional: during the last couple of minutes, I set the buns on top of the meat, cover skillet and allow them to steam.
Serve loose meat on hamburger buns or onion rolls. Garnish with additional onion, pickle slices, or top with cheese. Enjoy!
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