Hamburger Soup

Name: Hamburger Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h 15 min
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 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

Prep Time15 mins
Total Time8 hrs 15 mins
Makes10 servings

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?

Ingredients

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.