Odds and ends hamburger soup

Re:Odds and ends hamburger soup (Big_g)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:44:07 GMT

TwoJays

That said, Diners Drive-ins & Dives featured "Cheeseburger soup" from Grover's in East Amherst, NY (suburban Buffalo). And I'm going to be in Buffalo w/ time to kill in a couple of weeks, so I think I'm heading there.

Yum....that sure looked good! and the reactions were great too.

Re:Odds and ends hamburger soup (TwoJays)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:18:44 GMT

mbrookes

Casper
Sorry to be such a twit, but the plural of leaf is leaves.

The number of posts to this and every other discussion board on the internet would quadruple if folks started to point out spelling or grammar errors. Probably not necessary to do so.

That said, Diners Drive-ins & Dives featured "Cheeseburger soup" from Grover's in East Amherst, NY (suburban Buffalo). And I'm going to be in Buffalo w/ time to kill in a couple of weeks, so I think I'm heading there.

Re:Odds and ends hamburger soup (mbrookes)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:12:28 GMT

Casper
Sorry to be such a twit, but the plural of leaf is leaves.

Re:Odds and ends hamburger soup (analei)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:02:49 GMT

reading through these recipes makes my boring whole wheat with boiled ham and process cheese look so sad.

Thanks for those recipes, gents.

Re:Odds and ends hamburger soup (Mosca)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:52:19 GMT

My mom used to make something like this. I think she called it depression soup, I don't remember. It was never the same twice. There wasn't really a recipe, it was whatever was on hand. There were 8 of us (including mom and dad),, the soup was made on the weekend with whatever was left over from the week.

If I were to make it today, it would be

1 lb hamburger
a can of tomatoes
a celery stalk
a carrot
a potato
a parsnip
an onion
parsley
a bay leaf
a can of kidney beans, if we have one
leftover frozen peas and/or corn

Cut everything into pieces, except the parsley; keep that tightly bound with string. Break the burger meat into little pieces. Boil everything for a while, remove the bay leaf and the parsley bunch. Serve with noodles or dumplings.

Re:Odds and ends hamburger soup (1bbqboy)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:40:08 GMT

A Kansas City favorite has always been Plaza III Steak Soup:
the key is to make a roux to go with the browned ground sirloin.
This is the recipe we always used at home:
http://www.recipegoldmine.com/ccppl/plaza-III-steak-soup.html

Plaza III Steak Soup

Source: Plaza III, The Steakhouse - published in the Kansas City Star

1/2 pound ground chuck
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped carrots
1/2 cup margarine
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 quart plus 1 cup water
1 teaspoon MSG (such as Accent)
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
1 tablespoon beef base paste
1 cup chopped tomatoes
1 1/2 teaspoons Kitchen Bouquet
1 cup frozen mixed vegetables

Cook ground chuck in a skillet over medium heat until meat is well-browned; drain and set aside.

Place chopped onions, celery and carrots in a small saucepan; add water just to cover. Heat to boiling and boil just until vegetables are crisp-tender; drain and set aside.

Melt margarine in a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour and blend until smooth. Gradually stir in 1 quart plus 1 cup water. Cook, stirring, until hot, smooth and thickened. Stir in monosodium glutamate, pepper, beef base and tomatoes. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in browning sauce, frozen mixed vegetables, cooked vegetables and browned meat. Cover and cook over medium heat 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Makes about 1 1/2 quarts.

Per 1-cup serving: 346 calories (61 percent from fat), 24 grams total fat (6 grams saturated), 28 milligrams cholesterol, 24 grams carbohydrates, 11grams protein, 359 milligrams sodium, 2 grams dietary fiber

as you can tell, it is an old recipe. I skip the MSG and use butter instead of margarine,
but otherwise still make it the same way.
Plaza III is an old school place on the Plaza and I think this dates back to the Gilbert/Robinson days.

Re:Odds and ends hamburger soup (analei)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:40:26 GMT

Thanks for the recipe, Casper!

Thank you John. Now that weather is much cooler up here in Canada, it is pretty ribsticking.

sassygirl..still has not shared the recipe. Naughty to tease us like that.

Re:Odds and ends hamburger soup (CasperImproved)

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:51:24 GMT

Sounds like my garbage day soup

Night before trash day, I go through the fridge looking for things that would get put out in the trash as it wouldn't last another week. This week I didn't have anything to pitch, but i made a pretty good "garbage soup" last week.

Ingredients:

I had 1/2 lb of already cooked burger left over from making hamburgers
1/2 head of cabbage leftover from making cole slaw
around 6 Oz of baby carrots still uneaten that were starting to look dry
1/2 can of Kidney beans left over from salad use.
1 large white onion with the outer skin starting to look dry

What I did;

Used beef soup base to make around 6 cups of broth (could have been a little more) as I usually add all the other ingredients then balance the liquid/solids ratio
Crumbled the cooked burger and tossed in the broth
Ruff shredded the cabbage and tossed in
Ruff chopped the carrots and onion and tossed in
added the Kidney beans
added two bay leafs, ton 'O pepper, 1/2 tps of celery salt, 1/2 tps Onion powder

Brought to a boil, brought down to a simmer, covered , and cooked till carrots, onions, and cabbage at the preferred level of soft. Remove the bay leafs.

To serve, I usually put a pat of butter in the bottom of the bowl, ladle up, and slice some peasant type bread for the side (sometimes I butter the bread too).

Simple and tasty. Don't hold me specific amount of anything when I post as I rarely use recipes, and I rarely write anything down.

To me, recipes are only guideline once you are comfortable making something. Of course, that's unless you cook professionally. I don't.

Bob

Re:Odds and ends hamburger soup (John A)

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:17:36 GMT

SassyGritsAL

Sound good, I love soups, especially now that the weather is getting cooler. I have a great meatball soup receipe that I will share soon.

Teaser

Re:Odds and ends hamburger soup (John A)

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:16:15 GMT

Mmm, just what the doctor ordered for those cold, bone chilling nights. Wait a minute, what cold bone chilling nights? Keep them coming analei.

Re:Odds and ends hamburger soup (myterry2)

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:22:57 GMT

Thanx...will whip this up this weekend

Re:Odds and ends hamburger soup (chewingthefat)

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:18:47 GMT

Sounds very good, it's fun turning foods into soup!

Re:Odds and ends hamburger soup (SassyGritsAL)

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:44:09 GMT

Sound good, I love soups, especially now that the weather is getting cooler. I have a great meatball soup receipe that I will share soon.

Odds and ends hamburger soup (analei)

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:49:44 GMT

I threw this together tonight, but will eat it tomorrow. It tastes better the following day. I do not measure when i make up recipes, so if you can cook, i am sure you can approximate what i did.

4 cups veggie or beef broth
small handful of chopped onion
2 cloves of garlic
1 large tomato, seeded, cored, and diced
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup chili sauce
ancho chili powder to your taste
handful of fresh herbs..i used parsely, cilantro, and basil..which i have in my garden
one small green pepper diced
1/4 pound ground beef (you can use more if you like)
1 potato
a fistful of beans
a fistful or two of macaroni, short noodles, etc.

Bring the broth to a simmer, add the veggies, but cook up the meat seperatly until browned and seasoned with salt and black pepper. Add this to soup. Add the noodles and seasonings.

Cook about two hours. Shut off. When cool, put it into the fridge.

Warm up the next day..flavours have developed.