U. S. Navy Minced Beef Gravy on Toast

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.