Beef And Barley Soup

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs beef stew meat
• 1 soup bone
• 1 1/2-2 teaspoons salt
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 medium carrots, pared and sliced
• 1/3-1/2 cup barley
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can italian-style tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 beef bouillon cube
• 1 pinch parsley

Recipe

• 1 put meat and soup bone in heavy 3-quart kettle; cover with cold water, about 4 cups.
• 2 add salt, pepper and bay leaves.
• 3 bring rapidly to boiling.
• 4 reduce heat.
• 5 add carrots, barley, celery and onion; cover and simmer until meat is tender, about 2 ½ hours.
• 6 remove and discard bone and bay leaves.
• 7 cut meat into bite-size pieces and return to soup.
• 8 mix in tomatoes, worcestershire sauce, bouillon cube and oregano.
• 9 cover and simmer 30 minutes.