Beef And Barley Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (3 lb) cooked lean beef
• 1/2 cup barley
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 (16 ounce) package frozen mixed vegetables
• 4 cups water
• 4 beef bouillon cubes
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 (28 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• salt
• ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 chop meat into bite size pieces, set aside.
• 2 in a large soup pot saute onions and celery in oil. place aside.
• 3 in same pot add water, beef bouillon cubes, sugar, 1/4 teaspoons pepper, stewed tomatoes (chopped if you prefer smaller bites), bay leaf, beef and barley.
• 4 bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 10 to 15 minutes.
• 5 add in sauteed vegetables and frozen vegetables
• 6 cook until thoroughly heated and season to taste.