Photo: Erik Putz
A hearty soup that eats like a meal. Hamburger soup is loaded with veggies, nubby barley and chunks of beef. What's not to like?
vegetable oil
1 ½ lb lean ground beef
1 onion, finely chopped
4 carrots, chopped
3 celery stalks, chopped
1 bay leaf
½ cup pearl or pot barley
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp cornstarch
salt and black pepper, to taste
796-mL can whole tomatoes, with juice
3 ½ cups beef stock
2 cups water
1 ½ cups tomato sauce
2 tbsp soy sauce
This soup freezes like a dream! Let it cool after cooking and ladle into a freezer bag. To thaw it in time for dinner, simply place it in the fridge in the morning. Originally published in the Today’s Parent March + April 2017 issue. Photo by Erik Putz.