Grandma's Hamburger Chop Suey

Ingredients

• 1 pound celery heart (approx. 1 pkg.), sliced diagonally
• 1 large sweet vidalia onions chopped
• 8 cups mung bean sprouts 4 (15 or 16 oz. cans), drained, liquid reserved
• 2 pounds ground beef, lean or ground sirloin, browned in skillet, any fat skimmed off
• 23 cup soy sauce, dark
• 1/4 cup oriental sauce brown gravy sauce or oriental sesame sauce
• 3/4 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 cup flour, all-purpose
• 1/2 cup water