hamburger soup

[LABS4ME]

When I grew up we made a lot of meals that "stretched" the food budget and were easy for the kids to make as we cooked over half of our suppers. Every now and then I bust out an old meal as some were actually very good. I made this last night and got to thinking it would be a good, quick, easy and cheap meal to make at deer camp. Would really warm those bones for lunch...

In a large pot:

Brown

-1 pound hamburger - season w/ season salt and pepper

-1 medium onion

-1 stalk celery

drain grease

to this add:

2 carrots sliced

1/2 cup peas

1/2 cup corn

1 can green beans (undrained)

1 can diced tomatoes (last night I used a can with basil & roasted garlic)

1 tsp of worchestishire sauce

3-4 cups of water

If available I'll give a good pull off a bottle of ketchup (3 tblsp?) to add some color... but it isn't needed.

Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat to a slow boil for 30-60 minutes.

makes about 6 bowls of soup. If you want to make more you'll have to double the recipe (which is no problem as it's even better the next day warmed up)

Good Luck!

Ken

[Big Julie]

Ken,

We had a very similar recipe, but cooked in a pressure cooker for 5 min.

Quick, easy and great!

bj

[Phred52]

Hey! Big Julie, Thanks for the croissant receipe!! They're REALLY labor intensive but worth the time. First batch, turned out GREAT!!! Thanks again, Phred52

[Big Julie]

Phred52;

You are either a glutton for punishment or a real connissour. I've ween them made on tv, but have never made them because of my dairy allergy; I don't do well with so much butter.

One key for these and pie crusts is to cool the dough in the fridge maybe several times as you work it to keep the butter from melting...should make it much puffier.

[Phred52]

Big Julie, Prior to my 1st stab at making my own, I would have been called a connissour, Now, If I'd try it again, I'd be a glutton for punishment!! If I would plan on making 3-4 dozen, I could maybe see making my own. Lesser than that, it's basically a kamakazi mission. BTW... Should ANY OF YOU decide to try these rolls, A roast pork (from the GRILL) and Cheddar & White American Cheese with horse-raddish mustard sandwich, AIN'T ALL THAT BAD!! They EAT GREAT hot OR cold!! Thanks again Big Julie!! Phred52 P.S. I JUST GOT TIRED OF THE BOLOGNA IN THE FISH HOUSE!!

[Big Julie]

Phred 52

We used to make croissant sandwiches for our hockey association as a fundraiser. We bought the croissants from somewhere for around .50 each.

We made beef and cheese, and ham and cheese.

We'd make like 10,000 sandwiches, and a bunch of money (buck a sandwich)

Anyway the purpose of the post is to say that the beef warmed in the nuke wave was to die for.

MMMmmmmmmmmmmmm