Hamburger soup

Name: Hamburger soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 7 h 45 min
Total time: 8 h
Yield: 10
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: Drizzle vegetable oil; 1 1/2 lb. lean ground beef; 1 onion, finely chopped; 4 carrots, chopped; 3 celery stalks, chopped; 1 bay leaf; 1/2 cup pearl barley; 1 tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp cornstarch; To taste salt, and black pepper; 1 796-ml can whole tomatoes, with juice; 3 1/2 cups beef stock; 2 cups water; 1 1/2 cup tomato sauce; 2 tbsp soy sauce

Prep Time15 mins
Total Time8 hrs
Makes10 servings

*PLUS 6 to 8 hours

Photo, Erik Putz.

This hearty hamburger soup recipe eats like a meal.

Ingredients

Drizzle vegetable oil
1 1/2 lb. lean ground beef
1 onion, finely chopped
4 carrots, chopped
3 celery stalks, chopped
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup pearl barley
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp cornstarch
To taste salt, and black pepper
1 796-ml can whole tomatoes, with juice
3 1/2 cups beef stock
2 cups water
1 1/2 cup tomato sauce
2 tbsp soy sauce

Instructions

IN a large skillet, heat a drizzle of oil over medium-high heat. Add beef and cook, breaking it up with a spoon, until it starts to brown. Add onion and cook, stirring, until beef is browned and onion is softened. Scrape into a 4- to 6-quart slow cooker. Stir in carrots, celery, bay leaf, barley, sugar, cornstarch, salt, pepper, tomatoes, stock, water, tomato sauce and soy sauce. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hr. Discard bay leaf.

Kitchen tip: 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.