Sunday, August 30, 2009

Hearty Hamburger Soup


INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)
3 pounds ground beef
2 onion, minced
8 carrots, minced
6 celery ribs, thinly sliced
1 cup barley
2 (28 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
4 cups water
6 (10 ounce) cans beef broth
2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed tomato soup
2 bay leaf
2 tablespoons parsley
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon dried thyme
ground black pepper, to taste


DIRECTIONS
This recipe's Ingredients were scaled to yield a new amount. The directions below still refer to the original recipe yield of 10 servings.
Heat a large soup pot over medium-high heat, and crumble in the ground beef. Cook and stir until the beef is evenly browned and no longer pink. Drain, and discard any excess grease.
Stir in the onion, carrots, celery, and barley. Pour in diced tomatoes, water, broth, and tomato soup. Season with bay leaf, parsley, garlic, thyme, and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and cover; simmer for 2 hours, stirring frequently. Remove bay leaf before serving.



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