Beef barley soup- Grandmas recipe

By á-3904

Ingredients

• Au jus and leftover beef and bones from a beef roast
• 2 cartons of beef broth or 8 cups
• 1/2 chopped onion
• 2 carrot coarsely chopped
• 1 lrg stalk celery coarsely chopped
• 2 nd stage
• 2 carrots finely chopped
• 1 celery stalk finely chopped
• 1 cup barley
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder

Preparation

Step 1

In pot add au jus , roast leftovers , bones, 2 cartons or 8 cups beef broth, and 1st addition of vegetables. Bring to a boil and the turn heat back to simmer and cook for approx 2 hrs.

2nd Stage
Pour broth thru a fine sieve or colander into a lrg pot
and bring back to a boil. Add meat from colander and 2nd set of chopped vegetables, and barley. ( discard mushy veg from colander)Turn down heat once it come to a boil and simmer til barley is cooked.Taste broth and adjust seasonings if needed. If soup is too thick or strong you may need to add more water.