"Monsur Fromage du Pollet" > wrote in message
...
> So I got a plate of hamburger,onion,mushrooms in a reduced sauce of the
> defatted juice left from cooking a brisket in a crockpot....A loverly
> dark brown Sauce. If I was allowed bread I'd call it Sloppy Joe. What do
> you call it?
> Manitoban
> --

Swap the mushrooms for celery, thicken the sauce a bit, and it sounds like
the beef crumble that my school used to serve over (instant) mashed
potatoes.