Beef Barley Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup lean round beef, 1/2 inch dice
• 1/2 cup carrot, diced
• 1/2 cup onion, diced
• 1/2 cup celery, diced
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup red wine
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 8 cups low sodium beef broth
• 3/4 cup barley, uncooked

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a heavy bottom soup pot.
• 2 add carrots, onions and celery and sweat over medium low heat until onions become translucent.
• 3 stir in beef.
• 4 turn heat up to medium high and cook until beef and vegetables are lightly browned.
• 5 add wine and bring to a boil.
• 6 add beef stock and worchestershire sauce.
• 7 simmer for about 40 minutes or until beef is tender and flavours are released.
• 8 add barley durning the last 15 minutes of cooking.
• 9 add salt if needed.