Beef And Barley Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs round steaks, 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 2 cups onions, chopped
• 2 1/2 cups carrots, chopped
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 5 1/2 cups water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 5 bay leaves
• 32 ounces beef stock
• 1 1/4 cups pearl barley
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 heat large soup pot coated with cooking spray over medium high heat.
• 2 add half of beef, browning on all sides, remove, repeat with remaining beef, remove.
• 3 add oil to pan, heat over medium high, add onion, sauté until lightly browned.
• 4 return beef to pot.
• 5 add carrots, garlic, water, salt, thyme, black pepper, bay leaves, and beef stock.
• 6 bring to boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer 1 hour.
• 7 add barley; cook 30 minutes, or until barley is tender.
• 8 discard bay leaves.
• 9 check for additional salt and pepper.
• 10 garnish with parsley and serve.