Hamburger Chow Mein

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb hamburger
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 dash pepper (to taste)
• 2 cups celery, diced
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 (14 ounce) cans bean sprouts, drained
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon beef gravy or 1 tablespoon molasses

Recipe

• 1 saute meat and onion in a small amount of butter or vegetable oil until meat is brown and no longer pink.
• 2 add salt, pepper, celery and water; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. add bean sprouts.
• 3 blend cornstarch with 2 tablespoons water and add soy sauce, sugar and brown gravy sauce.
• 4 stir into meat mixture and heat until thickened.
• 5 serve over chow mein noodles.
• 6 variation: omit hamburger and use leftover lamb roast cut into bite size pieces along with leftover gravy. canned sliced water chestnuts and/or a can of baby corn is a lovely addition as well.
• 7 note: this may also be served over linguine instead of chow mein noodles as in lo mein.