Flavor Packed Hearty Hamburger Soup Recipe with your choice of Filler. Add Potatoes, Pasta, or Rice with or without Barley.
Servings: 6 portions
Equipment
- 3 Bowls One for the Soup Base, Vegetables and choice of filler
- 1 Large Pot
Ingredients
- 1 lb. Ground Beef
- 2 Medium Potatoes - Medium Diced or Your Choice of Filler, See Notes
- 1/4 C Flour - or more for Stew
- 3 Cloves Garlic - Chopped fine or minced
- 1 C Carrots - Small diced or shredded
- 1 C Celery - Small diced or sliced thin
- 1 C Onion - Diced
- Bell Peppers, Peas or other add ins. - Optional
Soup Base
- 8 C Beef Broth
- 1 can Tomato Soup - or JAH Tomato Soup / About 1 1/4 C
- 2 Tbl Ketchup
- 1 Tbl Worcestershire Sauce, HP Sauce & Smoked Paprika
- 1 tsp Yellow Mustard & Sea Salt
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
- 1 pack Onion Soup Mix - Optional
Instructions
- Prepare All the Vegetables and place into a bowl. Prepare your choice of Filler (potatoes, short pasta or Rice) and set aside in a separate bowl.Combine Soup Base Ingredients into another bowl.
- On Medium High Heat in a Stock Pot, Brown Ground Beef. Don't break it down too much, leave it in large chunks to cook.
- Once browned, add Vegetables. Not Potatoes if using, this is your filler. Mix and cook for about 3- 5 minutes.
- Add flour and mix. Add Broth Mixture, Mix and Bring to Boil, scraping the bottom of the pan to lift the fond. Keep at a good Simmer for about 8 minutes, uncovered and stirring often.
- Bring the Soup to a hard boil over max heat and add in diced potatoes to the Boiling Soup. Reduce the heat and simmer for 8 minutes, stirring often, cover, and remove from heat. Let sit for 20 minutes.Or use your choice of another filler and cook accordingly. - See Notes.