Ingredients
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1 lb lean ground beef
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1 lb breakfast sausage
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1/2 cup breadcrumbs
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1 (2 ounce) package onion soup mix
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1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
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2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
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1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
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1/4 cup red wine
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6 cups beef broth (water and bullion are acceptable)
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3/4 cup barley
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1 large onion, diced
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4 large garlic cloves, minced
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2 tablespoons dried oregano
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1 tablespoon dry basil
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3 large potatoes, diced
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3 large carrots, sliced
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4 stalks celery, sliced
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1 (15 ounce) can peas
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1 (15 ounce) can green beans
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1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
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1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
Instructions
- Throughly mix together all of the meatball ingredients with your hands; shape into bite size meatballs.
- Brown meatballs 1/2 at a time in a little cooking oil in a large frying pan (browning gives them more flavor then just tossing them into the soup); remove to a large stock pot.
- Add the diced onion and wine (you can use broth or water instead of wine if desired) to the frying pan that you used to browned the meatballs.
- De-glaze (gently loosen and stir up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan by stirring with a whisk or spatula) the pan using the onions and wine until onions are caramelized and browned; add to the meatballs in your soup pot.
- Add beef broth, garlic, oregano, basil and barley to the soup pot; simmer 20 minutes.
- Add fresh vegetables to the soup; simmer for 15 minutes.
- Add canned vegetables and corn to the soup; bring to a boil and stir in hoisin sauce.