American Chop Suey
"This recipe was my grandmother's and it has such amazing flavor. The key to flavor is cooking it on medium low heat for about 3 hours. You want the bacon to melt in your mouth. Preparation is quick and easy. You can start this recipe around 1:00 in the afternoon and dinner is on the table at 5:00"
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 3⁄4 lb colonial meaty bacon, 1/2 inch slices (hint ( use scissors while bacon is cold)
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 (28 ounce) can pastene crushed tomatoes
- 1 (28 ounce) can water
- 1 lb elbow macaroni
- salt and pepper
directions
- In a medium pot (large pot if you double the recipe)add the onion and cook until translucent.
- Add the bacon and cook until the bacon is slightly browned, DO NOT DRAIN, that is where the flavor comes from.
- Add the ground beef and cook until browned.
- Add the crushed tomatoes along with one equal can of water and mix very well gently.
- Allow to come to a slight boil then turn heat down to medium low.
- Cook for 3 hours, stirring every 20 to 30 minutes uncovered.
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Since the age of 9 I've been cooking. Many of the recipes I've learned have been through my grandmother, mother and ex-mother-in-law from homemade extra large biscuits w/tuna (grandmother) to rice and beans w/gandules and stuffed potatoes w/seasoned ground beef (ex-mother-in-law). I simply love to cook and get great satisfaction when I see people eating the foods that I make and always get great reviews from them. It inspires me all the more! One thing I love to do is experiment with foods and it's ingredients. You would be amazed of what you can come up with just by accident!
