Hamburger Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1 (16 oz.) can tomatoes, chopped
1 c. chopped onions
1 c. sliced carrots
1 c. chopped celery
1/3 c. pearl barley
1/4 c. ketchup
1 Tbsp. instant beef bouillon granules
2 tsp. seasoning salt
1 tsp. dried basil
1 bay leaf
5 c. water
salt
pepper

Preparation

Brown beef, drain off excess fat.
Add water, undrained tomatoes, onions, carrots, celery, barley, ketchup, bouillon, salt, basil and bay leaf.
Bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 1 hour or until vegetables are tender.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Remove bay leaf.
Makes 10 cups.