U. S. Navy Minced Beef Gravy on Toast
Time: 30 mins
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- cooking oil, if needed
- salt and pepper
- 5 tablespoons flour, approximate
- 1 (16 ounce) can whole tomatoes, diced
- 5 1/2 ounces tomato juice
- 2 cups hot water, approximate
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg, to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar, to taste
Directions
- 1 Crumble the ground beef into a skillet and brown with the onions.
- 2 If beef is very lean, add a tablespoon or two of cooking oil.
- 3 Salt and pepper to taste.
- 4 Add flour, one tablespoon at a time, stirring and cooking each spoonful, before adding the next.
- 5 The flour must be cooked to preclude a starchy taste through out.
- 6 Add enough flour to absorb most of the oil.
- 7 Stir in the tomatoes and the tomato juice, followed by the water.
- 8 Allow to simmer on low heat to thicken.
- 9 Adjust consistency as necessary.
- 10 Add nutmeg and sugar and adjust to taste.
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