San Francisco Little Joes Recipes

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A REAL SAN FRANCISCO TREAT: JOE'S SPECIAL

Joe's Special is comfort food, plain and simple, made of onion, spinach, ground sirloin and eggs. It's an old recipe that makes the type of food we like to cook today -- hearty and healthful, quick and easy. It was introduced in San Francisco in the 1920s. There are many versions of this recipe but none on this site just like this one. Serve Joe's Special as a lunch or dinner meal, but it can also be a protein-filled breakfast dish, often with hash browns and toast on the side. Recipe is from our local food writer, Jan D'Atri.

Provided by Lorraine of AZ

Categories     Breakfast

Time 30m

Yield 2-3 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13



A Real San Francisco Treat: Joe's Special image

Steps:

  • In a heavy skillet over medium heat, cook onions and garlic in olive oil until tender and translucent.
  • Add crumbled ground sirloin and cook until the beef is almost browned.
  • Stir in sliced mushrooms. Add sherry, if desired, and cook about one minute. Mix in spinach and seasonings and stir well.
  • Mix in green chilies, if desired. Add the beaten eggs stirring constantly to completely blend eggs into the mixture.
  • Remove from the heat and stir in the Parmesan cheese and serve immediately. Serve with French bread.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 423.1, Fat 30.5, SaturatedFat 9.4, Cholesterol 394, Sodium 554.1, Carbohydrate 13.4, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 5.5, Protein 24.8

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 lb ground sirloin
1/2 lb mixed mushrooms, sliced
1/4 cup sherry wine (optional)
2 cups fresh spinach, roughly chopped
2 green chilies, roasted, peeled, and diced (fresh, medium sized, 0pt., may substitute canned if you wish)
4 -6 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon oregano
salt and pepper

SAN FRANCISCO NEW JOE'S SPECIAL

Provided by Marian Burros

Categories     brunch, casseroles, one pot, main course

Time 22m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7



San Francisco New Joe's Special image

Steps:

  • In a large skillet, heat the oil and saute the onion until it is limp.
  • Add meat and seasonings and stir to break up meat while it cooks. Drain off excess fat.
  • Stir in spinach and cook until it wilts.
  • Stir in the beaten eggs, stirring and cooking until eggs are set.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 441, UnsaturatedFat 19 grams, Carbohydrate 6 grams, Fat 34 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 27 grams, SaturatedFat 10 grams, Sodium 611 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 1 gram

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 medium-size onion, peeled and chopped
1 pound ground beef
1/2 teaspoon marjoram
Salt and pepper to taste
10 ounces fresh spinach, washed and chopped
4 eggs, well beaten

ORIGINAL JOE'S SPECIAL

There are many different versions of this, and we love to eat this with tabasco sauce and sometime along with ketchup drizzled over it. The kids like this with ketchup (of course). I've always eyeballed the seasonings, and relied on the hot sauce, so do adjust to your taste (add more seasonings if you don't use hot sauce or ketchup)!

Provided by JMigs0

Categories     Meat

Time 25m

Yield 2-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13



Original Joe's Special image

Steps:

  • Heat skillet, sautee chopped onions until softened, add garlic.
  • Meanwhile, in another skillet, heat and add olive oil, add mushrooms and sautee a few minutes. Season with some salt and pepper, add red wine. Simmer with lid slightly open.
  • Add ground meat to the onions, season with salt, pepper, Italian Seasonings, garlic powder, and brown the meat.
  • When meat is almost cooked through, add spinach and the entire skillet of mushrooms and juices, add worchestershire. Cook through. Turn heat to low and add eggs, stir and cook until set. Adjust seasonings to taste.

1 lb ground beef
8 ounces brown button mushrooms, quartered
8 ounces frozen chopped spinach, well drained
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup dry red wine
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
2 tablespoons italian seasoning
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce (eyeball it)
2 eggs, lightly beaten

JOE'S SPECIAL SCRAMBLE

A delicious scramble great for any meal of the day! This is a Seattle favorite!

Provided by JULIEP

Categories     100+ Breakfast and Brunch Recipes     Eggs     Scrambled Egg Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10



Joe's Special Scramble image

Steps:

  • Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef, and cook, stirring to crumble, until no longer pink, about 8 minutes. Pour off any excess grease, then stir in the garlic, onions, and mushrooms. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and cook until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the nutmeg, oregano, spinach, salt, and pepper and cook until the spinach is heated through.
  • Reduce heat to medium-low, and make 6 egg-sized indentations into the beef and spinach mixture. Crack the eggs into the each indentation, then cover, and continue cooking until the eggs are done to your liking, about 5 minutes more for medium.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 440.6 calories, Carbohydrate 11.2 g, Cholesterol 280.8 mg, Fat 28.3 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 35.6 g, SaturatedFat 9.5 g, Sodium 197.5 mg, Sugar 4.6 g

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 pounds ground beef
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 onions, chopped
1 (8 ounce) package sliced fresh mushrooms
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon dried oregano
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
6 eggs
salt and pepper to taste

JOE'S SPECIAL

Provided by Cheryl Alters Jamison

Categories     Egg     Leafy Green     Breakfast     Brunch     Sauté     Quick & Easy     Lunch     Ground Beef     Spinach     Sugar Conscious     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10



Joe's Special image

Steps:

  • Crack the eggs into a small bowl and add the Tabasco, salt, basil, and pepper. Whisk just enough to combine; you should still see large bubbles. Set aside.
  • Warm the oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat until the butter melts. Add the onion and sauté until soft but not beginning to brown, about 4 minutes. Add the ground beef and continue cooking until uniformly brown, breaking the meat into small pieces as it cooks. Cover with the spinach, place a lid over the mixture, and cook for about 3 minutes, just until the spinach wilts. (If using frozen spinach, cook, covered, for 1 minute, just to take off its raw edge.)
  • Stir the spinach into the meat, cooking briefly to eliminate excess liquid if the mixture seems watery. Pour the egg mixture over all, stirring with a spatula from the bottom until the eggs begin to set. Remove from the heat and stir a few more times, as the eggs cook through from the residual heat. Serve immediately.

6 large eggs
Splash or two of Tabasco or other hot pepper sauce
1 teaspoon salt or more to taste
1/2 teaspoon dried basil or oregano
1/2 teaspoon freshly milled black pepper or more to taste
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 medium yellow onion, diced
1/2 pound lean freshly ground beef, preferably chili grind (a bit coarser than hamburger grind)
3/4 to 1 pound fresh spinach, preferably the crinkly savoy variety, trimmed of stems and chopped, or one 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained

JOE'S EXTRA SPECIAL

This is a take on an original Joe's Special from San Francisco. A Joe's is one of the true San Francisco treats, like Hangtown Fry, Cioppino and sourdough french bread (try and find Rice-A-Roni in ANY San Francisco restaurant; GOOD LUCK!). Swiss Chard is the "extra" and a hearty change-up from spinach in this version. This makes a good low-carb meal choice.

Provided by Skypoodle

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 10m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12



Joe's Extra Special image

Steps:

  • Heat the olive oil over a high flame then add the ground beef.
  • Cook until is beef almost browned, then add the garlic, mushrooms and onions. Cook until they are soft.
  • Add the wine and heat to boiling, then the chard and stir.
  • After the chard has wilted, add the eggs, salt and pepper. Grate a little nutmeg over the lot.
  • Stir until the eggs are no longer runny and then remove pan from the heat.
  • Stir in the romano cheese and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 432.2, Fat 27.1, SaturatedFat 7.9, Cholesterol 267.3, Sodium 1062.4, Carbohydrate 7.8, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 2.7, Protein 36.5

1/4 cup olive oil
1 lb extra lean ground beef
4 eggs, beaten lightly
1 garlic clove, minced
1 cup mushroom, chopped
1/2 cup white onion, chopped
1 bunch swiss chard, coarsely chopped, stems removed
1/4 cup dry white wine or 1/4 cup dry sherry
1 pinch nutmeg, freshly grated
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper, coarsely ground
1/2 cup romano cheese

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