Learn how to make this delicious vegetable soup with ground beef and beef stock at home. There is something special in the dish that makes it perfect. A quick and easy recipe to follow that has only common ingredients that make a hearty soup.
Have you ever heard the following statement: Eat the Rainbow (it means that you need to incorporate as many fruits and vegetables as you can to have a variety of fiber sources in your diet, not to mention all the vitamins and minerals that come with it). Soups can be your first attempt at following this rule as you can add a bunch of vegetables to the stock. This one is not an exception.
Thanks to the long list of ingredients, this soup has its unique taste with rich intense flavor. There is something to like for everybody even for the most demanding eater. You have colorful veggies, rich stock, the distinct aroma of Italian herbs, and hints of umami flavor from Worcestershire sauce. How can you resist? You won’t regret making Hamburger soup at home, never.
Here is the list of some other hearty soups that I am sure you will appreciate on a cold winter evening:
Ingredients for Easy Hamburger Soup:
- 500 g ground beef;
- 2 potatoes;
- 1 onion;
- 2 carrots;
- 500 g chopped tomatoes in tomato juice;
- 100 g green peas, frozen;
- 100 g corn kernels, frozen;
- 100 g green beans;
- 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce;
- 2 garlic cloves;
- 1 bay leaf;
- 1 l beef stock;
- 2 tbsps. olive oil;
- 1 tsp. Italian herbs mix;
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to your taste.
How to make hamburger soup at home:
- Chop onion and garlic into the smallest pieces you can. Cut carrot into medium-sized cubes.
- Sauté onion and garlic for several minutes until semisoft and translucent in a pot on medium heat on the stove.
- Add ground meat to the pot with sautéed onion and garlic. Try to separate it into small parts so that beef cooks through evenly. Sprinkle over some salt and let the mixture cook for 5 minutes. Do not forget to stir the mixture constantly!
- Meanwhile, cut peeled potatoes into medium-sized cubes.
- Add cubed carrot and potatoes to the pot on the stove.
- Pour chopped tomatoes from the can or you can always use chopped fresh tomatoes in the recipe.
- Pour beef stock and wait until it boils. Add a bay leaf and a teaspoon of dried herbs; pour Worcestershire sauce. Let the soup simmer for 10 minutes on low heat.
- Add all the frozen vegetables mentioned in the ingredients list. Cook the soup for additional 10 minutes or until the potato cooks through.
- Add salt and black pepper to the soup according to your taste. Cover the pot with a lid, take it from the stove, and set aside for 5-10 minutes.
- Let all the aromas and flavors nicely intermix and soak in before serving!
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Hamburger Soup Recipe – How to Make Ground Beef Vegetable Soup
Ingredients
- 500 g ground beef
- 2 potatoes
- 1 onion
- 2 carrots
- 500 g chopped tomatoes in tomato juice
- 100 g green peas, frozen
- 100 g corn kernels, frozen
- 100 g green beans
- 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 l beef stock
- 2 tbsps. olive oil
- 1 tsp. Italian herbs mix
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to your taste
Instructions
- Chop onion and garlic into the smallest pieces you can. Cut carrot into medium-sized cubes.
- Sauté onion and garlic for several minutes until semisoft and translucent in a pot on medium heat on the stove.
- Add ground meat to the pot with sautéed onion and garlic. Try to separate it into small parts so that beef cooks through evenly. Sprinkle over some salt and let the mixture cook for 5 minutes. Do not forget to stir the mixture constantly!
- Meanwhile, cut peeled potatoes into medium-sized cubes.
- Add cubed carrot and potatoes to the pot on the stove.
- Pour chopped tomatoes from the can or you can always use chopped fresh tomatoes in the recipe.
- Pour beef stock and wait until it boils. Add a bay leaf and a teaspoon of dried herbs; pour Worcestershire sauce. Let the soup simmer for 10 minutes on low heat.
- Add all the frozen vegetables mentioned in the ingredients list. Cook the soup for additional 10 minutes or until the potato cooks through.
- Add salt and black pepper to the soup according to your taste. Cover the pot with a lid, take it from the stove, and set aside for 5-10 minutes.
- Let all the aromas and flavors nicely intermix and soak in before serving!
Notes
I know there are many variations of this classic recipe. So, if you have your favorite, please, share your dishes in the comment section below.
