Farmer’s Favorite Soup
Equipment
- large soup pot
- or
- Dutch oven
Ingredients
- 1 lb. hamburger
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 cup celery chopped
- 2 potatoes peeled and diced (at least 1 cup, but more is better in my opinion)
- 1 cup carrots peeled and sliced or diced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 2½ quarts water
- ¼ cup cornmeal
- ¼ cup water
Instructions
- In the large soup pot or Dutch oven you plan on making soup in, brown the hamburger and onion together; drain off grease.
- Add the celery, potatoes, carrots, salt and pepper, tomato sauce, and 2½ quarts water.
- Simmer, covered, until vegetables are tender.
- When soup is done, mix together the cornmeal and ¼ cup water.
- Add to the soup, stirring so that lumps don’t form.
- Continue stirring until soup is slightly thickened, about 2 minutes.
Notes & Wine Advice
When my youngest son was just a little squirt, we were at the dinner table eating this soup (it’s a family favorite), and my little guy piped up with what he considered supreme praise. He said, “Mama, this soup is as good as Campbell’s!” We all laughed, and I was well pleased to accept such a sincere compliment. If you have little ones who think Campbell’s soup tastes good, this is sure to be a hit at your house as well.