Green Beans With Hamburger

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1½ cups water
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon dark molasses
• 9 ounces frozen cut green beans, broken apart
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• ¼ cup cold water
• 3 to 4 cups hot cooked rice
• French fried onion rings

Directions

1. Cook and stir ground beef and onion in large skillet until meat is brown and onion is tender.
2. Stir in garlic, 1½ cups water, the soy sauce and molasses; heat to boiling.
3. Add green beans and heat to boiling.
4. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered 15 minutes.
5. Blend cornstarch and ¼ cup cold water; stir gradually into meat mixture.
6. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.
7. Boil and stir 1 minute.
8. Serve over rice; garnish with onion rings.
9. If desired, pass additional soy sauce.