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Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2009
This soup was fair. The flavor was a little shallow. I used a high quality beef broth in lieu of water and bouillon (which no doubt added flavor), and I added fresh kale and black-eyed peas. I believe this soup needs more spice. (I followed the receipe to the letter on the spice.) With all the good beef soup recipes out there, I probably won't make this one again.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.51 star rating.
Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2009
Great starter veggie soup. Added black, pinto and kidney beans. Also added more veggies and some cabbage.
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Reviewed: Jun. 6, 2009
Excellent perfect for a base recipe! I added some garlic to the meat and onions. I added frozen vegetables as well as spinach in addition to fresh celery and potatoes. It was a hit at my house! Will be making again!
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Reviewed: Apr. 3, 2009
5 stars...great recipe that is consistantly good. Highly recommend
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Reviewed: Feb. 24, 2009
Definitely need to use canned beef broth instead of water. Instead of celery and carrots, I used frozen veggies and it turned out delicious! I also used ground beef instead of sirloin. A great basic recipes for your own favorite add-ins!
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Home Town: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2009
really easy to do and good taste! Yummy~ my boys don't like to eat celery but they finally finished all the soup.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.51 star rating.
Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2009
I used this recipe as a basis to use up the ingredients I had on hand so it was adapted to our tastes! Versatile recipe could adapt easily! I also used ground beef but it was not sirloin, however it was not greasy at all and I did not drain the grease. I added garlic toward the end of browning the beef, onion & carrot. I used a jar of homemade canned tomatoes, a small can of tomato sauce & reduced the water to 4cups & used 3 bouillion cubes (my family likes a bit thicker stoup but 2 cubes probably would've been enough), I didn't use celery and I used 2 idaho potatoes (one diced a bit smaller than the other for added thickness) and i only used a bay leaf (no thyme or basil). I did salt and pepper each layer. To add to the heartiness, I then added a 1/2 can of each: gr. beans, corn & right at the end, peas. We just finished eating and my family LOVED it! Its a quick recipe but tasted like I slaved away!
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Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2008
A definite keeper! Here are the changes I made: I browned 1 lb. of ground turkey with approx. 1 cup of chopped onions and 1 tbsp of minced garlic and some powered beef flavoring for the meat, but this is very optional (essentially it's beef bullion in power form); 4 beef bullion cubes, 5 cups of water (which is equal to 4 cups of beef broth and 1 cup of water); added 1/4 cup red wine; used a little extra of all spices called for, inc. 2 bay leaves, as we like our soup extra flavorful. This turned out soooo great - we'll make it again and again for sure. Thank you!
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Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2008
Great Recipe everyone love it.And in Florida it's hot but the soup was great, I can't believe they all love it,And I like to try other things as well.. So keep them coming...
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Reviewed: Jun. 25, 2008
Very good...when I doctored it up. Double the spices- very important. Also, I used beef stock, instead of water and I still used the bouillon. I also added about 1/4 cup of red wine and about 1 tsp of fresh dill, 2 tsp fresh parsley, and a pinch of red pepper flakes for full flavor. Even better the second day!
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Home Town: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Living In: Orlando, Florida, USA
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Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2008
This was really good. I used beef broth instead of water and bullion, and I added lots of barley. Yumm Yumm, will make again!
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Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2008
I followed the recipe exactly but when all was said and done, it tasted bland. I added some minced garlic, fresh dill, parsley, black pepper and smoked paprika. I also added one bag of frozen soup vegetables. It came out delicious.
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Reviewed: Feb. 7, 2008
This was decent...not a keeper though.
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Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2008
This soup didn't turn out...it tasted very bad. I was so upset, I followed the recipe exactly.
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Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2008
This is very good hamburger soup. My changes: added 2 cloves of garlic, 5 cups salt reduced beef broth and 1/4 tsp. pepper...omitted bay leaf, salt, and 2 beef bouillon cubes. I was in a hurry and needed to be gone from the house for awhile so I heated up the broth and tomatoes before adding all the ingredients to my crockpot. I put it on high and it was all done in 3 hours. This makes a lot so I'm freezing the left overs. Made house smell great!!
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Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2007
My husband and kids absolutely loved this! I put in extra veggies and also used the beef stock from the crockpot french dips (also on this site)that I made last night, instead of the water. Excellent flavor in this soup. Couldn't find the bay leaf before serving it and have no idea who ate it but no one complained so I guess it's our secret! ha!
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Reviewed: Mar. 18, 2007
Fantastic recipe. I did not have beef bullion so I left that ingredient out, and the soup still tasted fantastic.
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Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2007
I thought this recipe was okay. I had to add a total of 4 bullion cubes to make the broth taste like it wasn't watered down. The ground beef made the soup seem like a hamburger soup. If I do make this again, next time I'll either use stew beef or make small meatballs. Not my fave soup recipe to say the least.
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Reviewed: Feb. 24, 2007
Fantastic!! I just got done making this and devouring the entire bowl!! I made TONS!! I used the same items that the recipe called for but doubled the spices and vegetables. I replaced the water with 3 1/2 cans of beef broth and added the two beef bouillon cubes. I used three cans of stewed tomatoes but cut them in the can first and also added almost 3/4 can of tomato soup and a small can of corn. Then I added farfalle noodles but they were a little large for the soup but no complaints!! I cant wait for leftovers and to see what others think of it!!
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Home Town: Concord, California, USA
Living In: Oakland, California, USA
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Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2007
This is awesome soup. I did alter just a little but great recipe to build on. I am a crockpot freak. I used stew beef and diced one potato and added all the other ingredients except the veggies and let that cook for 6 hours. I then added a frozen bag of mixed veggies and cooked all for another 2 hours. It turned out wonderful. I will definitely make this quite often.
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