MomsMenu.com Recipe Finder Ground Beef Curry

1 lb ground beef
1 Tbs olive oil
2 cloves garlic, sliced
1 - 12 oz can evaporated milk
1 large onion/diced
5 or 6 medium potatoes/diced
1 green pepper/diced
2 large celery stalks/diced
2 large carrots/diced
3 entire green onions/cut in 1/2" lengths
2 or 3 slices fresh ginger root - 1/4" thick
2 TBS curry powder
3 cups water
1 TBS soy sauce
1 TBS sugar
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp MSG/optional
2 TBS cornstarch mixed with 1/4 cup cold water

Put onion, celery, potatoes and carrots in the 3 cups of water in a
pan, bring to a boil and cook about 5 minutes. Drain, reserving the
water.

Heat a large frying pan or wok, add the oil. Brown ginger and garlic
slightly, remove from pan. Add ground beef and curry, fry for 3
minutes. Add soy sauce, salt, sugar, MSG and pepper. Saute for 3
minutes over a low flame. Add milk and reserved vegetable water.
When mixture comes to a boil, add all vegetables except the green
onion and simmer until all the vegetables are tender. Thicken with
the cornstarch and water. Just before turning off the heat, add the
green onion. Serve hot over rice, with chutney. Serves 4.