Green Beans With Ground Beef

"I ususally put a comment by the recipes I try and by this one, the comment is "Delicious!" Quick 'n Easy too!"
 
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Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
11
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Cook and stir ground beef and onion in large skillet until meat is brown and onion is tender.
  • Drain off any fat.
  • Stir in garlic, 1 1/2 cups water, soy sauce, and molasses; heat to boiling.
  • Add green beans and heat to boiling.
  • Reduce heat; simmer uncovered 15 minutes.
  • Blend cornstarch and 1/4 cup cold water; stir gradually into meat mixture.
  • Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.
  • Boil and stir 1 minute.
  • Serve over rice.
  • Garnish with onion rings and pass additional soy sauce, if desired.

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Reviews

  1. Martha -- this was a tasty and easy dish that really pleased the picky eater in our family -- one we will definitely have again. Easy on the budget, too! I do think the amount of cornstarch may be a little high -- when I added it, my beef mixture turned into a clump, and I could really taste the cornstarch -- so I thinned it back out with some additional soy sauce & water.
     
  2. Very good, solid comfort dish. I left out the onion rings for reasons of fat. It's good over toasted English muffins too. Canned beans work in place of the frozen ones. Goes well with corn bread.
     
  3. Good, hearty food. Tastes good on a winter day. And it is so simple to prepare. I used 1/2 of a red onion and lots of extra garlic. No problem with the cornstarch here. I served with rice and onion rings. Thanks.
     
  4. Had a pound of ground beef and was looking for something quick & easy to do with it since it was getting well past the 'sell by' date. Found this recipe, and SO glad I did! The only change I made was to use the 'juice' from the meat/green bean mixture to mix with the cornstarch instead of water -- retained the taste of the dish without adding extra liquid and a cornstarch taste. I'll definitely make this again. Thank you for posting!
     
  5. This was a very eaasy meal to prepare but I agree with others there seemed to be something missing. It is good for a fast meal though! Thanks
     
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Tweaks

  1. Instead of water I used 1 can of beef broth, and added 2 tbsp of brown sugar, and one extra tbsp of soy sauce. I also used fresh green beans instead of frozen, and boiled a little longer for the beans to cook. Since the sauce thickened on its own while boiling, I ditched the corn starch. I served over rice with sesame seeds and crushed red pepper. Perfecto!
     
  2. Had a pound of ground beef and was looking for something quick and easy to do with it since it was getting well past the 'sell by' date. Found this recipe, and SO glad I did! The only change I made was to use the 'juice' from the meat/green bean mixture to mix with the cornstarch instead of water -- retained the taste of the dish without adding extra liquid and a cornstarch taste. I'll definitely make this again. Thank you for posting!
     
  3. Much tastier than I anticipated. A great week night meal to pull together quickly. I used fresh green beans and threw in a couple of sliced carrots; simmering for 15 - 20 mins they're still full of flavour. Used arrowroot powder in place of cornstarch and it blended well. No onion rings on this dish, thanks just the same.
     

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