Beef Barley Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 -2 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 lb beef stew meat
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, peeled and sliced
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 8 cups water
• 6 beef bouillon cubes
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can tomatoes, undrained, broken up
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup uncooked barley (not quick-cooking)
• 2 cups peeled chopped potatoes

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a large pot.
• 2 brown beef.
• 3 add onion, carrots, celery, water, bouillon, tomatoes, spices and salt. stir to scrape up browned bits on the bottom of the pot.
• 4 cover. simmer over low heat 1 ¼ hours.
• 5 stir in barley and potatoes.
• 6 cover and simmer 45 minutes longer, stirring occasionally.
• 7 add water to thin if necessary.