Ingredients

1 large onion sliced
1 celery rib chopped
2 pounds lean ground beef
1 1/2 tsp. salt divided
1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
2 C. tomato juice
4 garlic cloves minced
1 Tbsp. ketchup
1 bay leaf
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
6 hamburger buns split

Cooking Instructions

Place onion and celery in a crock pot. Combine beef, 1 tsp. salt and pepper, shape into 6 patties. Place over onion mixture. Combine tomato juice, garlic, ketchup, bay leaf, Italian seasoning and remaining salt. Pour over the patties. Cover and cook on low 7 to 9 hours or until meat is tender. Discard bay leaf. Separate the patties with a spatula if necessary. Serve on buns.
 
 
"All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one flesh of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another flesh of birds, and another of fish." (1Corinthians 15:39)