Beef Barley Stoup

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

Ingredients

• 20 baby carrots
• 4 celery ribs
• 2 medium onions
• 1 (12 ounce) can corn
• 1 (14 ounce) can peas
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 4 medium potatoes
• 4 cups vegetable stock
• 2 lbs stewing beef
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package cream soup and sauce base, of your choice
• 1 cup barley
• 6 (4 1/2 g) packets oxo beef cubes
• 8 cups water
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano

Recipe

• 1 place beef in bottom of large pot and start browning.
• 2 dice onions and add to pot.
• 3 cut carrots into rounds and add to pot.
• 4 slice celery and add to pot.
• 5 peel and cube potatoes and add to pot.
• 6 add pepper, basil and oregano.
• 7 add can of corn, unstrained.
• 8 add can of peas, unstrained.
• 9 add can of tomatoes, unstrained.
• 10 deglaze bottom of pan with the tomato juices.
• 11 add vegetable stock.
• 12 add 4 cups of water.
• 13 once boiling, add beef oxo.
• 14 mix together the package of cream ssoup and 4 cups of cold water.
• 15 add above mixture to pot.
• 16 add bay leaf.
• 17 add barley.
• 18 bring to a boil then turn down to simmer.
• 19 allow stoup to simmer until barley is cooked, usually about one hour.