Hamburg Soup

Love on the Rocks

Happy Valentine's Day

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Today we have with us Souper Sister Johnnie, making her Hamburg Soup. She knows everyone and everyone knows her. She takes her soup to people that are sick or in need of comfort (she is a nurse too). I know first hand, she brought over a big pot of it when we had a death in our family. What a comfort it was to come home after making arrangements to this warming soup. This is a very healthy soup with all the vegetables. A meal in itself and hard to have only one bowl!

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Hamburg Soup -

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Souper Johnnie/ Souper Sarah

This healthy comforting and delicious soup has the wonderful sweet flavor of vegetables. Its makes a perfect main dish for a chilly evening.

INGREDIENTS
Serves 20
2 pounds ground beef
1 can (48oz) tomato juice
1 can (28oz) crushed tomatoes
2 cans (14.5oz) diced tomatoes in juice
1 medium onion diced
2 cups celery chopped
2 cups carrots sliced
2 cups green beans 1/4 inch dice
2 cups corn
2 cups cabbage chopped
2 cups mushrooms sliced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons basil
2 teaspoons oregano
2 bay leaves
Salt
Pepper

Browning the beef

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1- In a large stock pot, add olive oil and brown the beef. Browning makes the soup have that rich flavor.

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2 - Add worcestershire sauce, basil, oregano, garlic powder and bayleaves and stir around 2 minutes.

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3 - Add all the vegetables and tomatoes. Bring to a boil and simmer for 2 hours until the vegetables are soft and all the flavors are cooked through. Leave the cover off the stock pot.

Dicing the onions

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Where is the potato water?

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My mother wants to know why we aren't using potato water in our soup! She always does and claims it adds nutritional value and good flavor to the soup.

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Chopped cabbage and celery

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Sliced mushrooms

Sliced carrots

Adding diced tomatoes

This is a full stock pot!

Simmering down

4 - Season to taste.

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5 - Serve at once.

Healthy soup!



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Johnnie had make corn bread to serve with this soup. It was soo good! My family gathered to enjoy this delicious and satisfing soup as a planning session for my Mom's 95th birthday on March 20th. How better to plan than with full tummy!!

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Family planning 95th birthday celebration

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We had so much fun making much this soup together, just like the old days, thanks Johnnie. Take some time today and cook with your family. I guarantee you will enjoy it!!!

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The thought for the week -To eat healthier, try giving yourself the benefit of better choices.

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Happy souping until we meet again!

Souper Sarah