Farm Sale Barbecue

When I saw this recipe, that the contributor says they use at farm sales and the local livestock sale barn, I thought I might have a winner.  I like old-fashioned Midwest ground beef in barbecue sauce, not Sloppy Joes – and this recipe tastes just like the one I remember as a kid.  And, finally, I have found a ground beef mixture for sandwiches that my husband really likes – and so do I – not too sweet and not too much tomato.  Try the recipe just as is; I think you’ll like it.  Keep it warm in a crockpot for summer picnics.

With so few ingredients, it’s easy to make too.    A recipe of “40 minute Hamburger Buns” and you’re good to go.   I make the entire recipe and freeze meal-size portions in freezer bags, and I freeze the buns too – Heat them up and I have a hot meal that’s faster than fast food.  I made them with excellent beef from the Leighton Locker in Leighton, Iowa – no “pink slime” here.  Cheaper beef might cook away more than mine did.  Even then, a beef barbecue sandwich cost me only 75¢ each for the meat and bun.

Farm Sale Barbecue

  2        Pounds  Ground Beef

  2        Large  Onions -- chopped

  1        Can  Tomato Soup

  2        Tablespoons  Catsup

  1        Tablespoon  Dry Mustard

  1        Tablespoon  Vinegar

            Salt and Pepper to taste

Brown ground beef.  Add onions; cook until onions are golden brown.  Drain fat if necessary.

Add soup, catsup, mustard and vinegar; simmer for 10 minutes or longer.  Serve on hamburger buns or French bread.

Yield:  2 quarts or 12 servings on buns (I used a #16 size scoop to serve – about ¼ cup.)

Cost:  $ 8.21 or 69¢ per serving if ground beef is $3.29 per pound.

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Per Serving: 253 Calories; 20g Fat (73.1% calories from fat); 13g Protein; 4g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 64mg Cholesterol; 140mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 3 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.