Hamburger Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1 cup onion, diced
1 quart water
1 cup celery, diced
1 cup potato, diced
1 cup carrot, cut into coins
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon seasoning salt (4/S)
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon basil
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1 (16 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1/2 cup quick-cooking barley, cooked according to package directions

Preparation

In a large Dutch oven, brown the ground beef.
Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes.
Add the water and stir in the celery, potatoes, carrots, salt, 4/S, pepper, basil, bay leaf, and thyme.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
Add the cooked barley and cook for another 5 minutes.