Hamburger Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
5 c. water
1 (16 oz.) can tomatoes, cut up
1 c. diced onions
1 c. sliced carrots
1 c. diced celery
1/3 c. barley
1/4 c. catsup
1 Tbsp. instant beef bouillon
2 tsp. seasoned salt
1 tsp. basil, crushed
1 bay leaf
salt and pepper

Preparation

In a large Dutch oven, brown ground beef, stirring slightly to break up large pieces. Drain off excess fat.
Add water, undrained tomatoes, onions, carrots, celery, barley, catsup, bouillon, salt, basil and bay leaf. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 1 hour or until vegetables are tender. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Remove bay leaf.