Margaret Suran > wrote in
:

>
> I got roped into a recipe exchange and just received my first recipe.
> Since you are the Soup Maven, I thought I would share it with you.
> It is similar to a recipe my best friend used to make, one of only two
> dishes she knew how to cook when I met her. She called it Hamburger
> Stew.
>
> I may try this, when the weather gets much cooler.
>
>
> Manhattan Super Soup - serves 6-8
>
> 1 pound ground beef
> 2 cups cabbage, chopped
> 1 large onion, chopped
> 1 stalk celery, chopped
> 1 medium potato, cubed (can make it 2)
> 1 6-oz can tomato paste
> 1 14 oz can diced tomatoes
> 2 10-1/2 oz cans beef broth
>
> 1 10-oz package frozen peas
>
> 1/2 cup water
> 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
> 1/4 teaspoon pepper
> 1/2 teaspoon sugar
>
> Sauté meat until brown, drain fat,
> Add remaining ingredients EXCEPT peas.
> Bring to a boil. Simmer 50 minutes.
> Add peas, cook for 10 more minutes
>
> Serve with warm buttered French bread for a complete meal.
>

This looks like it might be not too bad. I'd add some of that soup starter
mix stuff...the alphabet noodles, the dried peas, the barley etc... all in
a package and replace the peas with carrots.

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