Sauerbraten Burgers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup crushed gingersnaps (8 cookies)
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1/4 cup raisins (optional)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 lb ground beef
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
pepper
hot cooked noodles

Preparation

Reserve 2 tbsp of the crushed gingersnaps.
Combine remaining gingersnaps, 2 tbsp of the tomato sauce, onions, raisins, and salt.
Add meat; mix well.
Shaped into four 1.2 in thick patties.
Brown in skillet; drain off fat.
Combine remaining tomato sauce, sugar, vinegar, water, mustard and pepper.
Pour over burgers.
Cover; simmer for 10-15 minutes, spooning sauce over meat.
Remove burgers.
Stir the reserved 2 tbsp into sauce in skillet.
Cook until bubbly.
Return burgers to skillet; heat through.
Serve with hot buttered noodles.