Easy Beef Soup

Name: Easy Beef Soup
Ingredients: 12 lb ground beef, browned; 1 large onion, chopped; 3 stalks celery, sliced; 3 carrots, sliced or diced; 1 can diced tomatoes; 12 cup pearl barley; 34 cup frozen peas; 34 cup frozen corn; 4 packages beef bouillon; 2 packages chicken bouillon; 2 teaspoons tomato paste (or 2 big squirts ketchup); water; 1 12 cups frozen diced hash browns; garlic; salt; pepper; basil

17 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

12 lb ground beef, browned
1 large onion, chopped
3 stalks celery, sliced
3 carrots, sliced or diced
1 can diced tomatoes
12 cup pearl barley
34 cup frozen peas
34 cup frozen corn
4 packages beef bouillon
2 packages chicken bouillon
2 teaspoons tomato paste (or 2 big squirts ketchup)
water
1 12 cups frozen diced hash browns
garlic
salt
pepper
basil

Directions

1

In a large pot add all the ingredients up to the tomato paste/ketchup.
2

Give a good stir.
3

Now add water to JUST cover and bring to a hard boil-turn down to a simmer, and simmer for 1 hour, stirring every so often.
4

Add hash browns, stir and in 5 minutes taste.
5

Add garlic, salt, pepper or basil if needed.
6

For Chili bean beef soup omit peas, barley, frozen corn (use canned sliced baby corn), 2 packages of the beef boullion, basil (offer red pepper flakes at the table).
7

Don't bring to a hard boil, bring to an almost boil, reduce and simmer, follow the original recipe now-stirring gently so you dont mash the beans.