Do you have a busy week ahead? You’re going to love this Maid Rite Recipe in the Crock Pot.
This loose meat sandwich recipe is easy, inexpensive and this recipe can feed a lot of people – and best of all, is easily doubled.
Maid Rite Recipe in the Crock Pot
I’m from Iowa and have never (gasp!) lived anywhere except for Iowa. I love Iowa — all of our immediate family is here, so of course it would be hard to go anywhere else. And, if you’ve ever been to Iowa, you’re probably familiar with the Maid Rite sandwich, but you can’t get your hands on the coveted Maid Rite recipe. It’s like the secret Iowa Maid Rite recipe that will never be let out.
The Maid Rite sandwich is a loose meat sandwich made from seasonings and ground beef. It’s slow-cooked and steamed in the crockpot (HELLO, EASY!) and a whole heck of a lot of juicy goodness.
And, the nice thing about a loose meat sandwich recipe is that it can feed a lot of people for a very small amount of money, which is perfect for birthday parties, get-togethers, and simple weeknight meals.
You’re going to want one of these though, so pick it up now. You’ll thank me later.
Trust me on this one… and don’t leave anything out of this Iowa Maid Rite recipe. You’ll be so glad you made this a part of your menu, I promise!
Maid Rite Recipe in the Crock Pot
Ingredients
- 2 pounds lean ground beef uncooked
- 1 cup warm water
- 3/4 T dried minced onion
- 1 1/2 T packed light brown sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon low sodium beef base
- 3/4 teaspoon low sodium chicken base
- 1 1/2 T apple cider vinegar
- 1 1/2 T Worcestershire sauce
- 3/4 T low sodium soy sauce
- 8 hamburger buns
Instructions
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Set your slow cooker to high.
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Add your beef to the slow cooker, chop well.
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Add all other ingredients and stir to combine until beef is completely covered and mixed in.
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Cover and cook on high for one hour.
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Uncover after 1 hour of cook time and break up meat to small pieces.
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Turn on low and continue cooking on high for 2 ½ - 3 hours with the lid off
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Continue to stir occasionally and break up any chunks of beef.
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Serve a heaping spoonful on a warm bun and top with ketchup, pickles, mustard and other burger toppings.
Looking for the perfect side dish to go with these crockpot maid rites and loose meat sandwiches? Try these Cheesy Potatoes. You’ll never go back to french fries again!
Question on #6 you state cook on low. Then right next to that you write continue to cook to cook on high for a few more hours. Lid off. So which is it? Cook on Low or High??
I tried this recipe and it’s very good and very close to the real thing. There is an error on the instructions. After cooking for an hour covered it say uncover and turn the slow cooker to low and then cook on high for 2-3 hours. I am sure the word high shouldn’t be there.
What does it mean by base? Bouillon cubes or liquid stock? What have folks used?
Hi Julia, I just use the Better than Bouillon powder. Or, you can use the cubes. I hop you love these like we do!
Kate
Step 6 says turn to low & continue cooking on HIGH for 2 1/2 – 3 hours with the lid off. So is it LOW or HIGH??
On High, and if you want real original maid rite you need one pound lean ground beef, 1/2 pound ground beef tongue and 1/2 pound ground beef heart, and it shouldn’t be topped with ketchup or catsup, unless your turning it into a sloppy Joe ! — Maid Rites are served with pickle, fine chopped onion, and mustard. that’s it —
and we made 5 pounds at a time, put it in buckets, kept in a cooler and added to trough as needed. if it was a slow day we would add a pitcher of water to the trough, as it would start to dry out.
1 hour High, then 5 hours on Low, is alternative cooking recipe in crock pot, remove lid last 2 hours, this method.
[adding ketchup and you’re making sloppy joes.]
Sorry to report this is not at all like an Iowa Maidrite.
Shoot! Sorry you didn’t think so. We think they are.
Kate
Do you brown the ground beef first or put into crock uncooked?
Hi Virginia, yes you do. Kate
Not like an Iowa Maid-Rite. Good, but not the old loved commercial Maid-Rite.
Shirley from Belle Plaine, Iowa.
I’ll have to try your recipe… considering I grew up in Iowa in the 50’S and had Homemade maid rites at least once a week… Your recipe is nothing like them… Never fixed in a crockpot no such thing back the …lol… done in a cast-iron frypan on top of the stove or an Electric fry pan…if you were making a large batch you did it in a roasting pan!
Why do you use chicken base in beef recipe? If my husband and I like these three recipes I will purchase the cookbook.
The part where it says turn on low and continue cooking on high for 21/2 to 3 hours with the lid off has me confused. How can it be on low yet cook.on high for 21/2 to 3 hours with lid off