Each week we try to plan out our meals. Some weeks we go with all the ol’ stand-bys. They are favorites around here. But sometimes we feel the itch to try new things… they are fun for us to make together (and cooking is something we LOVE to do together) and it’s always interesting to eat the final product.

My mom grew up in Rock Island, Illinois. Everytime we go up to visit family, we eat at Maid-Rite. It’s awesome, yummy steamed, seasoned ground beef served on a bun with mustard, onions and pickles. Kind of like a sloppy joe without the sauce.

So, tonight we decided to try to make some . Since we don’t have Maid-Rite’s down here, it doesn’t really matter if they are taste exactly like them. We really wouldn’t know the difference. BUT- the idea of it was intriguing to our tummies.

I googled and came up with some different approaches to these lil sammiches. And we just kinda did what sounded yummy to us.

2 lbs. ground beef
3/4 cp. of chopped onion
1 can chicken broth
4 T Worcestershire sauce
2 T A-1 steak sauce
Salt and pepper to taste

Brown the ground beef. Add onions and cook until they are clear. Drain.
Add Worcestershire, steak sauce and chicken broth. Simmer covered for 30-45 min. Remove cover and reduce juices.
Serve onto hamburger buns with spoon and add mustard, onions, ketchup, dill pickles….or whatever floats your boat.

We ate them with homemade onion rings and french fries. Sweet tea topped it off.

It was yummy, yummy. And the boys loved it (which is awesome). Dragon couldn’t contain himself. Each bite made him wiggle around in his seat and go “Mmmmmmmmmm”

Score.