Vegetable Soup with Hamburger (Hamburger Soup)

Today I am going to share an old family favorite called Hamburger Soup. This is basically Vegetable Beef Soup with ground hamburger instead of a traditional non ground beef product. It's actually very tasty and usually a little cheaper to make especially if you can find a good buy on  80/20 ground chuck. This does tend to be a bit greasy since the hamburger is added to the boiling soup mixture in a raw state but after the soup is finished you can skim most of the grease off of the top with a basting spoon.

Things you will need
Large soup kettle pot (large enough to hold a gallon or more)
Large hard plastic or rubber type basting spoon
Large hard plastic or rubber type ladle

Ingredients
1 - 1 1/2 lbs. of 80/20 ground chuck hamburger
2 - 10-12 oz. cans tomato sauce
2 - 10-12 oz. cans water
2 - large diced potatoes
4 - diced carrots
1 - can cream style corn
1 - can corn
1 - can green beans
1/2 - small diced onion
1/4 - 1/2 cup finely shredded cabbage
1 - beef bouillon cube
Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions
Bring the tomato sauce, water, raw vegetables, canned vegetables and bouillon cube to a boil. Add the hamburger by just breaking off small pieces and dropping it into the soup. After all of the hamburger has been added let it boil for about fifteen minutes or so stirring occasionally  and then lower the heat to a medium low heat and cook for at least an additional 2 - 2 1/2 hours stirring occasionally or until the potatoes and carrots are done. Keep an eye on the heat setting as you may need to lower it to a low simmer during the last hour or so. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with ladle.

Last thoughts
I hope you enjoy this hamburger soup. My dad grew up on this since it was sometimes hard to afford beef back in his day. You could even leave the ground hamburger out if you wanted a vegetarian version. Fool around with the recipe some. Add different vegetables or other things and make it your own. That's the fun part of cooking, at least for me it is. Enjoy.

Good day and happy cooking,
bluesmanjr89