Maid-Rites

If you live in Iowa than you more than likely one time or another had a Maid-Rite.  I grew up in Minnesota and we called them Sloppy Joe's.  I am guessing the difference between a Maid Rite and a Sloppy Joe is a Sloppy Joe you usually have some kind of sauce on them??? So I didn't get to experience a Maid Rite till I moved to Iowa.  I would probably have to say I now enjoy a Maid-Rite more than I do a Sloppy Joe.  There is nothing better than a nice hot Maid Rite on a fresh bun with some pickles and mustard MMMMM.  This recipe makes a pretty big batch with 3 pounds of hamburger, so you should have leftovers which are just as good as the first day.


3 lbs Ground Beef
2 Tbsp Dried Onion or regular onion
1 Beef Bouillon Cube

1 Chicken Bouillon Cube
1 1/2 cups water
2 Tbsp Brown Sugar
2 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
1 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 Tbsp Soy Sauce


Add the first nine ingredients to the crock pot.  Stir together to combine ingredients and break up the ground beef.

Cook on High for 4 hours. Stir occasionally to combine ingredients as they cook and to keep the beef from clumping together.  The smell that emerges from the crock pot each time you stir it is to die for!