The finished dish is much more appealing than the name that's been hung
on it. One of the detailed instructions in the recipe was to sprinkle 2 teaspoons (t.) of salt over the melted shortening. Even though it was recommended to follow the recipe closely, I didn't. I used 1 t. of salt. If I had followed directions the dish would most likely have been a ten. With my stubborn mess up I gave it an eight. All of. the other directions were followed, right down to using a cast iron pan.
Recipe Points
*Use a cast iron pan
*Use shortening
*Steam the bread
*Eat the sandwich with mustard and dill pickles
* Cook out all of the liquid
Here's the results in pictures.
 |
| Browning the meat and onions. |
 |
| Adding the 'secret' ingredients. Mustard, sugar, vinegar. |
 |
| Layering the roll with mustard and home made dill pickles. |
 |
| The finished dish. If there was an additional picture, it would be of an empty dish! |
You can find the recipe here: http://www.food.com/recipe/the-blue-mill-tavern-loosemeat-sandwich-87075 If you decide to try this, let me know what you think. I will be making this again, but following the directions 100%.
Stay safe.
PS: A warm welcome goes out to new readers. FYI: I just found out if you sign up under 'followers' an email is sent to you when a new post goes up. Some say it takes a day to receive the email.
It sounds good, I will try it. For some reason, I'm wondering if these taste like White Castle burgers, are you familiar with them?
ReplyDeleteWhite Castle!!!! Oh, yes. A favorite in my college days. Twenty five cent burgers were the bomb!
DeleteLet me know what you think if you do try this. I'd be interested in hearing your response.
I have read the recipe. As it is made with 1 lb of meat, 2 teaspoons of salt are maybe
ReplyDeleteall right.I must confess that so much salt sounds a bit "frightening" to me. I mostly do
not use much salt, but prefer to cook with herbs. I can imagine that these sandwiches (or
buns) when eaten with potato salad (like it is said in the recipe)will fill even very hungry persons. Anyway, it is always interesting to learn about regional cuisine in
other parts of the world.
I also do not eat a lot of salt. Which is why I reduced the amount thinking I would not like it. For some reason they were right. The salt taste gets taken away somehow. I thought it was interesting, as well. I'm going out on another limb and cooking a different chili with three kinds of beans. I know I favor beans so I'm hoping this recipe will be a new norm for me.
Delete