HAMBURGER SOUP

•2 pounds lean ground beef
•2 Tablespoons butter
•2 cups diced onions
•2 cloves chopped garlic
•1 and 1/2 cups sliced carrots
•1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
•10 ounces [canned] hominy
•1 cup diced green peppers
•3 quarts [12 cups] beef broth or water with bouillon cubes
•16 ounces chopped tomato (canned or fresh)
•2 cups sliced celery
Step 1: Brown meat in butter in six-quart sauce pan. Add onions, garlic, carrots, celery and green pepper. Simmer 10 minutes with the pan covered.

Step 2: Add beef broth or water with bouillon cubes. Add chopped tomato and pepper. Simmer soup on low heat for 35 minutes. Add hominy. Boil hamburger soup for 10 minutes more. Makes 4 quarts.