Daddy’s Beef and Barley Soup
Serves 8 Time: Prep: 10 Minutes Cooking: 55 minutes Ingredients: 1 ½ lbs. Beef strips for Stir Fry 2 Medium Onions 5 cloves Garlic 4 Celery Stalks 2 cups Carrots cut in ½ inch pieces 2 quarts Beef Stock 1 cup Barley 3 Tbsp. Olive oil 2 tsp. Salt 1 tsp. Black Pepper Preparation: Add oil, Chopped onions and garlic in large soup pot and sauté until tender, 2 minutes Cut beef strips into ¼ inch cubes (you can use any type of beef, strips are easier to cut to size) Add beef, salt, and pepper to pot with onions and garlic to brown Chop Celery and carrots into ½ inch pieces add to pot Add 2 quarts Beef Stock to pot, bring to boil Add Barley, reduce heat and simmer for 45 minutes Enjoy with a nice hard crust bread.