This easy-to-make hamburger soup with cabbage and potatoes recipe is made with lean ground beef, lots of vegetables, and cabbage! It is a super delicious, hearty hamburger stew.
Fill a big pot with tap water, add the salt, stir, then bring the water to a boil. Turn the heat to medium-high after the water starts boiling.
In the meantime, while the water is heating up, brown the ground beef in a frying pan on medium-high heat. Chop the ground beef into larger chunks as it is browning. Brown until no pink is showing.
While the ground beef is browning, peel and cut up the potatoes into eights. Try not to cut them too small, as smaller chunks will dissolve in the boiling water.
Cut up the onions and cabbage into large chunks.
Add the potatoes to the water. Cook the potatoes until tender, about 15 to 20 minutes. Do not overcook. Insert a fork or toothpick into a potato, the fork or toothpick should slide in the potato with ease, but not make the potato fall apart. Reduce the heat to simmer.
Add the onions and cabbage to the pot of water with the potatoes.
Drain the liquid out of the cans of corn, carrots, and green beans, then add them to the pot with the potatoes, onions, and cabbage.
Add the black pepper. Stir.
Add the ketchup to the pot of vegetables. Stir.
Turn the burner off after the ground beef is done browning. Drain the fat from the ground beef.
Add the browned ground beef to the pot of vegetables. Stir.
Simmer for about 5 to 10 minutes until it's time to eat.
Notes
You can add other ingredients to this soup if you prefer. Examples can be diced tomatoes, peas, Lima beans, diced celery, minced garlic, Worcestershire sauce, fresh parsley, or parsley flakes. Tomato sauce can be used instead of ketchup. If you want a bit more beef flavor, you can add about 1/4 cup or so of beef broth.
This recipe makes a large batch of soup. We usually have leftovers for a couple of nights! A smaller batch can be made by cutting the recipe in half.
Buttered bread or rolls go great with hamburger soup.
If you prefer, you can add any of your favorite vegetables or seasonings.
Keep leftover soup in a covered container in the refrigerator for about 3 days. After that, either freeze or discard.
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