Hamburg Creole

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 cup onion, diced
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 28 ounces stewed tomatoes
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 2 cups celery, diced
• 4 teaspoons paprika
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 tablespoon flour

Recipe

• 1 brown and drain ground beef, onion and garlic.
• 2 add liquid from canned tomatoes [reserve tomatoes].
• 3 add green pepper, celery, paprika, salt and cayenne.
• 4 heat to boil, then cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.
• 5 blend flour with 1/4 cup cold water. add to meat mixture gradually. cook and stir until slightly thickened.
• 6 add reserved tomatoes and heat through.
• 7 serve over pasta, rice or potatoes.
• 8 note -- this reheats well. it thickens with standing.