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Maid Rite Recipe

The Maid Rite is a loose meat sandwich - and this Iowa Maid Rite Copycat Recipe will teach you the secrets of my favorite hometown food!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Entree

Cuisine American

Servings 6 burgers

Calories 352 kcal

Equipment

• Non stick skillet
• Meat Chopper

Ingredients

  

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• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 onion minced
• 1 beef bouillon cube
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1.5 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1.5 tbsp soy sauce
• 6 Hamburger buns
• 3 tsp mustard
• 12 pickles

Instructions

 

• In a large skillet, brown ground beef and onion over medium-high heat – chopping vigorously until the pieces are tiny
  1 lb ground beef, 1 onion
• Drain grease from ground beef 
• Add bouillon, warm water, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire and soy sauce and bring to a boil
  1 beef bouillon cube, 1/2 cup water, 1 tbsp brown sugar, 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar, 1.5 tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 1.5 tbsp soy sauce
• Stir and continue to chop ground beef
• Reduce heat and simmer until liquid has evaporated
• In a separate skillet, warm bun lightly just so edges start to crisp. You can also do it in your air fryer or on a griddle top
  6 Hamburger buns
• Top a heaping spoonful of meat onto cheap hamburger buns and top with pickles and mustard and you will be reveling in the delight of the Iowa Maid Rite!
  3 tsp mustard, 12 pickles

Notes

• Make it a cheese rite by adding a slide of Land o'Lakes American 
• Or make them into Maid Rite Sliders
• Or make them into Maid Rite Biscuit Sandwiches

**We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. The information in the nutrition box are calculated through a program and there is room for error. If you need an accurate count, I recommend running the ingredients through your favorite nutrition calculator.**

Nutrition

Serving: 1burgerCalories: 352kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 19gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 1810mgPotassium: 483mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 244IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 160mgIron: 4mg

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