Hamburger Chop Suey

By jab120638

Great way to use ground beef. Very tasty.

Ingredients

• 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 white sugar

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 45mins
Adapted from chinese.food.com

Preparation

Step 1

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.