Leusch Family Recipes

Hamburger Soup

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

Instructions

Put the meat in the water and bring to a boil. I prefer to brown the meat separately, drain it, and add it to the boiling water. Add the tomato juice, seasoning and onion and cook for 1/2 hour. After the basic cooking add the noodles. You can cook them separately and add them to the finished broth. Taste for final seasoning and serve with hot bread and a salad.

Notes from the kitchen

Adjustments and tips added over the years.

That's Gramie's version. It produces a lot of grease in the soup base.

Instead of the tomato juice, Uncle Richie uses V8. He may also substitute some of the water with a large can of tomato juice. His version is much richer than Gramie's. You'll have to experiment.

Gramie boiled the noodles in the soup. That reduces your broth.

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