Maid Rite Sliders
If you don’t live in the Midwest, you’ve probably never been to Maid-Rite, a chain of diners that stretches from Ohio to Iowa. And that’s too bad, because it means you’ve probably never experienced Maid-Rite’s classic “loose meat” sandwich.
The loose meat sandwich isn’t exactly a hamburger, and it isn’t exactly a sloppy Joe. It’s kind of a cross between the two, with well-seasoned, browned ground beef served loose on a warm bun. You can get it either plain or with melted cheese. Maid-Rite fans swear by it – but since there are only 33 Maid-Rite restaurants in the whole country, most of us haven’t had the chance to try it.
There’s only one solution: make your own.
My Maid-Rite Sliders have the one-of-a-kind flavor of this Midwestern classic in a handy slider form. You can whip up a whole tray of them for your next party in under an hour. For most of us, that’s definitely a lot less time than it would take to drive to the nearest Maid-Rite.
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Try a batch of these Maid-Rite sliders, and enjoy the flavor of this unique sandwich without having to make a special trip.
Maid Rite Sliders
- Preheat oven to 350. In skillet brown your ground beef until no longer pink, breaking up into tiny pieces, drain.
- Add in onion, water bouillon, vinegar and Worcestershire sauce and simmer until liquid evaporates.
- Place bottoms of slider buns in baking dish and spread your beef mixture over top, cover with pickles then cheese and top with other half of slider buns.
- In bowl whisk together melted butter, brown sugar and mustard and brush over the top of slider buns.
- Cover with tinfoil and bake in over for 25 minutes or until cheese is melted.
- Enjoy!
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Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 Tbs minced onion
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 beef bouillon cube
- 1 Tbs cider vinegar
- 2 Tbs Worcestershire sauce
- Pickles
- 6 slices American or cheddar cheese
- 12 slider buns
Topping:
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 2 Tbs brown sugar
- 2 Tbs dijon mustard
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. In skillet brown your ground beef until no longer pink, breaking up into tiny pieces, drain.
- Add in onion, water bouillon, vinegar and Worcestershire sauce and simmer until liquid evaporates.
- Place bottoms of slider buns in baking dish and spread your beef mixture over top, cover with pickles then cheese and top with other half of slider buns.
- In bowl whisk together melted butter, brown sugar and mustard and brush over the top of slider buns.
- Cover with tinfoil and bake in over for 25 minutes or until cheese is melted.
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We used to have a Maid Rite restaurant… this recipe isn’t even close to a maid rite you get in a restaurant.
Sorry you didn’t think they tasted similar 🙁
This was so easy and tasty! Perfect dinner on a cold night watching football. Thank you for the recipe!
I plan to make this soon, but I was wondering if the minced onion is dried or fresh diced onion.
I used dried for this recipe
Lord I’ve been looking for this for 30yrs. I used to live close to Sioux City Ia. there was a little pub that maid these (I think the origin of it) and I believe his son or some family opened one in Okoboji Ia. years ago we would eat these till we had no room for Beer! Thank You for this!
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I hope you love the recipe Gary!
What is the purpose of the brown sugar , Dijon mustard and butter topping?? Just wandering before I make them. Wouldn’t they be sticky to hold
It adds flavor to the buns to make the sliders even more delicious.