Hamburger Chop Suey

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups ground beef
• 1 cup diced onion
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1 cup hot water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can bean sprouts, drained and rinsed
• 1/3 cup cold water
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat shortening in a large, deep skillet.
• 2 sear ground beef until it cooks through.
• 3 then add onion and saute for 5 minutes.
• 4 add celery, hot water, salt and pepper.
• 5 cover skillet and simmer for 5 minutes.
• 6 add sprouts and heat to boiling.
• 7 in a small bowl combine the cold water, cornstarch, soy sauce and sugar.
• 8 mix together and add to skillet mixture.
• 9 cook for 5 minutes, or until thickened to taste.