Best 4 Grandma Brauns Vegetable Soup Recipes

GRANDMA'S VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• 1. In a large soup pot, place potatoes, onion, celery, tomatoes, chopped garlic and water or vegetable stock (enough to cover vegetables by 2 inches).
• 2. Add the soup spices to pot. Stir to combine.
• 3. Cover and bring soup to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and continue simmering.
• 4. While this is simmering, prepare ground beef by crumbling it into a large skillet, seasoning it with garlic salt and cumin and cooking until it is no longer pink. Drain off the excess fat and add the beef to the simmering pot. Cover and continue simmering.
• 5. After @ 30-45 minutes, add the mixed vegetables, okra, cabbage and macaroni to the soup pot. Add more vegetable broth if needed so you will have plenty of soup stock.
• 6. Lower the heat and cook until veggies and cabbage are tender and the macaroni is cooked but not mushy, @ 15-20 minutes.

GRANDMA BRAUN'S VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Saute onion in 3-4 quart kettle until soft tender and just beginning to brown. Meanwhile, prepare potatoes and carrots and add to kettle, along with water and seasonings, after oninon is cooked. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered for about 1/2 hr. Add green beans, peas and broth to replace the liquid that has evaporated. Stir in 1/2 & 1/2 or evaporated milk just before serving.
• 2. In 2-3 quart kettle, bring salted water (good tsp or more) to boil. Beat egg, milk and 1/2 tsp salt with fork. Add some of the flour and all of the cornstarch. Mix and continue adding flour until until dough begins to pull away from sides of bowl and forms a soft, sticky ball.
• 3. Drop dough by good tablespoon full into boiling water. It helps to dip the spoon into boiling water first so that sticky dough drops more easily from the spoon. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. Drain dumplings in colander and transfer to serving bowl. Drizzle browned butter over dumplings. Serve with soup.

GRANDMA'S VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Brown ground beef.
• Add all but rice and macaroni, do not drain.
• let cook until potatoes are medium soft.
• add rice and cook 10 minutes.
• add macaroni and let cook until tender.

GRANDMA'S SLOW COOKER BEEF AND VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Stir the beef broth, carrots, celery, parsley, celery seed, and bay leaves into a slow cooker set on High, cover, and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 2 hours.
• Place the ground beef, onion, and garlic into a skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring frequently to break the beef into small pieces, until the onion is translucent and the beef is browned and no longer shows pink areas, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain off fat, and stir the stewed tomatoes into the beef mixture. Bring to a boil over medium heat, and cook, stirring frequently, until the tomatoes are broken up into small pieces.
• Stir the potatoes, corn, green beans, and peas into the soup in the slow cooker, and add the beef mixture. Stir everything together, cover, and set the slow cooker on High. Cook for 4 hours.