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Hamburger Soup

This is family comfort food at its best. A friend from University gave me this recipe decades ago, and it has been a staple for the entire family ever since. My mom always has some on hand in her freezer for the days you want hearty but aren’t cooking.
Course Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Canadian
Keyword Hamburger

Ingredients

  • 2 lb (908 gr) lean hamburger, cooked down with onion to 1.54 lb (700 g) 0 CHO
  • ¾ cup (90 gr) diced onion 7.5 CHO
  • 1 cup (135 gr) carrots, diced, cut length wise in quarters 9 CHO
  • 1 cup (110 gr) celery, diced, cut length wise in quarters 1 CHO
  • 6 TBSP (66 gr) Pearl Barley – 27 CHO/42 gr 42.37 CHO
  • 3 – 10 oz. (284 ml) cans undiluted beef Consommé soup (1 CHO/1/2 cup/125ml)6.81C
  • 1 – 10 oz. (284 ml) can undiluted Tomato soup (20 CHO/1/2 cup/125 l) 45.44 CHO
  • 1 28 oz. (796 ml) can tomatoes (3 CHO/1/2 cup/125ml) 19.1 CHO
  • 1 and 1/4 cup water 0 CHO
  • 1 bay leaf 0 CHO
  • ½ tsp dry oregano 0 CHO
  • ½ tsp. Salt 0 CHO
  • ¼ tsp. Pepper 0 CHO

TOTAL CHO 131.22 CHO

  • TOTAL WEIGHT BEFORE COOKED 3266 GRAMS
  • TOTAL WEIGHT AFTER COOKED 2460 GRAMS
  • 131.22 CHO DIVIDED BY 2460 GRAMS = .053 CHO/GRAM
  • 1 TBSP = 15 GRAMS (.053 CHO x 15 GRAMS) .795 CHO/TBSP
  • ¼ CUP = 4 TBSP (.795 CHO x 4) 3.18 CHO/1/4 CUP
  • ¼ CUP = 60 GRAMS

Instructions

  1. Scramble fry hamburger with onion, ½ tsp. salt and ¼ tsp pepper. Drain in colander when cooked through.

  2. In a large soup pot, add canned tomatoes, hamburger and remaining ingredients. (Puree tomatoes in a blender if you wish).

  3. Bring to boil on high and then reduce heat to medium/low. Partially cover stock pot (lid is angled on pot, about 1 inch open) and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Adjust seasoning.

  4. Freezes beautifully. Defrost and warm on a cold day.
  5. *It really doesn’t matter what kind of canned tomatoes you use. The carb count per ½ cup/125 ml is what is important.