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Hamburger Soup

By Dorothy 'Gramie' (MacNamara) Leusch·Originally from Aunt Laura's 2003 cookbook

Ingredients

  • 1 Pound Ground Meat
  • 8 Cups Water
  • Salt, to taste
  • Onion Salt, to taste
  • 1 Large Onion, sliced and cut into half rings
  • 3 to 4 Cups Tomato Juice
  • Pepper, to taste
  • 1/2 Package Wide Egg Noodles

Method

  1. Put the meat in the water and bring to a boil.
  2. That's Gramie's version.
  3. It produces a lot of grease in the soup base.
  4. I prefer to brown the meat separately, drain it, and add it to the boiling water.
  5. Add the tomato juice, seasoning and onion and cook for 1/2 hour.
  6. Again, I digress, to tell you that Uncle Richie makes a great hamburger soup.
  7. He will not tell us his recipe.
  8. We do know that instead of the tomato juice he uses V8.
  9. He may also substitute some of the water with a large can of tomato juice.
  10. You'll have to experiment.
  11. His version is much richer than Gramie's.
  12. After the basic cooking add the noodles.
  13. Once again, I'll tell you that Gramie boiled the noodles in the soup.
  14. That reduces your broth.
  15. You can cook them separately and add them to the finished broth.
  16. Taste for final seasoning and serve with hot bread and a salad.