Hamburger Soup - good for what ails ya'

The big guy's under the weather at the moment and being as he's a meat kinda' guy, I thought I'd make a big pot of hamburger soup to warm his innards instead of the usual chicken soup for sick souls. We all know there's got to be a million ways to make hamburger soup and I don't know about you, but I wonder why I don't make it more often. It's so easy and darn tasty too.

 

This particular version's adapted from the Best of Bridge Series Cookbooks, specifically from The Best of the Best. These cookbooks are special to me because other than the fact they're written by some fellow Calgarians, the recipes have been very well tested - so well that not once have I made something from any of the books that didn't turn out perfectly. I can't say that about all of the cookbooks in my collection, that's for darn sure.  Download Hamburger Soup

I browned some lean hamburger along with a large onion, then drained it well in a fine mesh colander. Returned to the pot, it was joined by canned tomatoes as well as tomato soup, consomme which has a much richer flavor that mere beef stock, carrots, celery, spices and barley then allowed to simmer on the back burner for 2 whole hours. I added some pasta 10 minutes before I was going to serve it up just to thicken it up a bit - hey we like our soup to have some body to it. Topped with some grated parmesan and fresh parsley, it warmed the cockles of my sweet man's heart.

One thing about us, sick or not, nothing ever ruins our appetites.

Comments

[Mags]

Great looking soup!

My appetite is unaffected by sickness too. Not that I'd ever want to be too sick to eat of course, but the weight loss would at least be appreciated!

[June]

Ha - misery loves company. Ain't it so?

[D. Murphy]

I'm making this today using my deceased mother's cookbook, Royal Treats for Entertaining ( the first book the 27th Street bridge club published, which has the red cover ). My mother would often substitute for them, as we lived one block over. It's a great recipe and I've made it countless times. It's always better the second day, and leftovers freeze well.

[June]

It is a great recipe isn't it and you're right. It is better the second day although we're often hard pressed to end up with any leftovers around here (ha).