Beef And Barley Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs beef chuck
• 8 cups water
• 2 beef bouillon cubes
• 6 carrots, peeled and chopped
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 ribs celery, chopped
• 1/2 cup pearl barley
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups chopped fresh spinach or 2 cups swiss chard

Recipe

• 1 in a large soup kettle, combine beef, water, and bouillon cubes.
• 2 heat to boiling; skim off foam. reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer 1 hour.
• 3 remove beef and cut into bite sized pieces, discarding any bone or fat. return beef to pot.
• 4 add carrots, onions, celery, barley, salt and pepper. heat to boiling.
• 5 reduce heat to medium low, cover and simmer 30-40 minutes, until barley is tender.
• 6 stir in spinach during last 15 minutes of cooking time.