Ronald Reagan's Hamburger Soup

Ingredients

• 2 pounds lean ground beef
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups diced onions
• 2 cloves chopped garlic
• 1 1/2 cup sliced carrots
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 can (10 ounce size) hominy
• 1 cup diced green bell peppers
• 3 quarts beef broth
• 1 can (16 ounce size) chopped tomato (or fresh)
• 2 cups sliced celery

Instructions

Brown meat in butter in six-quart sauce pan. Add onions, garlic, carrots, celery and green pepper. Simmer 10 minutes with the pan covered. 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.

Notes

Mean spirited Democrats of the time were critical of Reagan accusing him of being elitist for his alleged fondness of fancy French soups. It is speculated that in response to accusations of elitism it was released that Ronald Reagan had a favorite soup recipe using common ingredients including canned goods. It might also be that the soup was simply one that he was fond of throughout his life. It has also been reported that he enjoyed plain hamburger cooked in beef broth without any other ingredients.