Beef Barley Stew

Total Time: 3 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 lbs ground beef or 3 lbs ground turkey
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 6 onions, chopped (about 2 1/4 cups)
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 quarts tomato juice
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup barley
• 1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms

Recipe

• 1 mix ground beef with pepper.
• 2 in a large saucepan add oil, beef & onions.
• 3 separating beef into pieces.
• 4 cook about 5 min stirring occasionally.
• 5 stir in celery, chili powder, tomato juice & water.
• 6 simmer covered about 2 hours.
• 7 skim excess fat off.
• 8 stir in barley & cook covered 1 1/2 hours.
• 9 add drained mushrooms just before serving serve in soup bowls or over toasted buns.
• 10 makes 3 1/2 quarts of stew.