1 lb. of hamburger
3-5 carrots, peeled & chopped
4-6 potatoes, peeled & chopped
3-5 stalks of celery, chopped
1 onion, peeled & chopped
1/4 cup split red lentils
½ cup split pot barley
1 can of diced tomatoes
2 cans of consomme
canola oil
salt & pepper to taste
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1/4 cup Worchestershire sauce
DIRECTIONS:
- Fry hamburger in skillet with a small amount of canola oil and garlic powder until it is thoroughly cooked.
- In a large oven-safe pot (preferably cast iron) or crock-pot, mix all ingredients together.
- Cook slowly, either in oven at 200̊F - 300̊F for 3 hours, or in a crock-pot on Low for 6 hours. Stir occasionally.
TIPS: To feed more people, add some water while soup is cooking.
If soup is too salty, throw in a whole peeled potato - it will absorb the excess salt. Simply spoon it out and discard before serving.
