Barley Stroganoff Stew

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb beef stew meat
• 1/3 cup diced onion
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 (10 ounce) can beef broth
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup pearl barley
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 2 cups fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 cup sour cream

Recipe

• 1 brown meat, onion and garlic in 2t.
• 2 olive oil in a 3-4qt.
• 3 saucepan.
• 4 stir in remaining ingredients except mushrooms and sour cream.
• 5 bring mixture to a boil.
• 6 cover; cook over low heat for about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• 7 add mushrooms; continue cooking 15 more minutes.
• 8 remove from heat and stir in sour cream.
• 9 serve over hot cooked noodles or rice.
• 10 crock pot variation: reduce water to 1/2cup.
• 11 combine all ingredients except mushrooms and sour cream and place in crock pot.
• 12 cover; cook on low heat 7-8 hours.
• 13 stir in mushrooms; cover, cook on high heat for 15 minutes.
• 14 turn off heat and stir in sour cream.