Amish Funeral Soup. full of hearty, comforting elements. Gloria is not a huge fan of Velveeta, it is a highly processed cheese. You can use a homemade version or a healthier cheese if you wish.
By Kevin Williams
Soups are common comfort food among the Amish and Gloria wrote about how this one was prepared by a church member and served after the passing of her grandfather last year. I've always admired that aspect of Amish life, how when someone passes, within hours the casseroles start coming, the soups start flowing, the pies appear. Food associated with comfort and when someone dies there's no much one can do other than comfort, so in addition to hugs and tears, there is also a lot of cake and casserole. And soup. I was able to get this photo of Gloria's soup. She made this very batch herself and this is a picture of it (someone was visiting her and had a camera and was gracious enough to take the photo and send it to me!)
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 pounds ground beef, browned
- 4 cups cooked rice
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 /2 teaspoon pepper
- 4 teaspoons chicken seasoning
- 4 cups milk
- 1 pound Velveeta cheese
- 2 cups sour cream
- Cook vegetables together until soft.
- Drain.
- Add to browned meat.
- Add rice, seasonings, milk, and cheese.
- Heat to melt cheese, stirring constantly.
- When cheese is melted, stir in cream.
- Do not boil.
This looks like a good recipe , but I notice few of the Amish recipes are calorie conscious. I would suppose since they work physically hard it is not too big of an issue. They also likely have dairy products and eggs to spare. I am more frugal with those items, especially real butter which really seems to have taken a price leap this winter.
Yes, Nana, the calories aren't as much of an issue for the physically active Amish....me sitting at my desk wouldn't cut it!
Does this recipe actually call for sour cream or is it heavy cream? My grandmother requested I try it, I don't want to goof it up! ????
Angela, it is sour cream, good luck with it!