I sent this to the list two years ago. If you mix the hash browns in with the meat, etc instead of using them as a side dish., it's a hash brown casserole.
-----Original Message----- From: Abby Vincent [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 9:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Joe's special I love to go to fifties era lunch places such as Cafe Fifties and Johnny Rockets. There's a favorite dish of mine called Joe's special, which I consider the best of the ground beef casseroles. I went to the internet, and, to my surprise, I found a recipe. I tried it, and it's even better seasoned than the Cafe Fifties one. Serve with a side of hash browns and a milkshake. I don't mean yogurt smoothie or frappe. The real thing has whole milk and whole milk ice cream ... maybe some syrup. You might also go to Record Surplus and find a scratchy 78 record of "Teen Angel" or teenage suicide song of your choice for background music. 2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil 2 pounds lean ground beef 2 medium onions, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, finely minced 1/2 pound mushrooms, sliced 1 1/4 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon dry oregano 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry; or 1/2 pound fresh spinach, rinsed, stems removed, and leaves chopped (about 4 cups) 4 to 6 large eggs, lightly beaten Heat oil in a wide frying pan over high heat. Crumble in beef and cook, stirring often, until browned. Drain excess fat. Add onions, garlic and mushrooms; reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in salt, nutmeg, pepper, oregano and spinach; cook for about 5 more minutes. Add eggs. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring constantly, just until eggs are softly set. Makes 6 servings. _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
