Grandma's Hamburger Chop Suey
Another favorite recipe, courtesy of Grandma. Serve over hot cooked rice and topped with chow mein noodles.
Yield
10 servingsPrep
15 minCook
50 minReady
65 minTrans-fat Free, Low Carb, Low Sodium
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pound |
celery heart
(approx. 1 pkg.), sliced diagonally |
* |
| 1 | large |
sweet vidalia onions
chopped |
|
| 8 | cups |
mung bean sprouts
4 (15 or 16 oz. cans), drained, liquid reserved |
|
| 2 | pounds |
ground beef, lean
or ground sirloin, browned in skillet, any fat skimmed off |
|
| ⅔ | cup |
soy sauce, dark
|
*
|
| ¼ | cup |
oriental sauce
brown gravy sauce or oriental sesame sauce |
* |
| ¾ | teaspoon |
black pepper
freshly ground |
|
| 1 ½ | tablespoons |
sugar
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| ½ | cup |
water
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 453.6 | g |
celery heart
(approx. 1 pkg.), sliced diagonally |
* |
| 1 | large |
sweet vidalia onions
chopped |
|
| 1.9 | l |
mung bean sprouts
4 (15 or 16 oz. cans), drained, liquid reserved |
|
| 907.2 | g |
ground beef, lean
or ground sirloin, browned in skillet, any fat skimmed off |
|
| 158 | ml |
soy sauce, dark
|
*
|
| 59 | ml |
oriental sauce
brown gravy sauce or oriental sesame sauce |
* |
| 3.8 | ml |
black pepper
freshly ground |
|
| 23 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 59 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 118 | ml |
water
|
|
Directions
Simmer celery in reserved bean sprout liquid in Dutch oven or stock pot for 15 minutes; add onion and continue cooking for 15 minutes. Add ground beef, soy sauce, brown gravy/sauce and bean sprouts. Stir; add the sugar; mix well.
Combine the flour and water to make a paste. Slowly whisk into the chop suey to slightly thicken. Continue to simmer, uncovered, for 15 to 20 minutes.
Serve over hot cooked white rice and topped with crispy chow mein noodles, if desired.
