beef and barley soup iii

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped carrots
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 10 cups beef stock
• 3/4 cup barley
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme, chopped
• 1/2 cup red
• 2 cups cubed potatoes
• 2 cups diced cooked beef
• 1 teaspoon browning sauce (optional)
• 1 1/2 cups chopped cabbage
• salt and pepper to taste

Recipe

• in a large pot over medium heat, combine the oil, onions, celery, carrots, and garlic. saute for 5 minutes, or until tender. add the beef stock, barley, bay leaf and thyme and simmer until barley is softened but not mushy. add the , potatoes and beef.
• add the browning and seasoning sauce now if you want your soup to have more of a brown color. simmer another 15 minutes and add the cabbage. allow to simmer another 15 minutes, or until all vegetables are tender. salt and pepper to taste.