Moms Famous Beef Barley Soup

By dette

Easy to make, and you probably have all the ingredients on hand already.
My mom use to make this in our family restaurant; it always sold out quickly!

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 1/2 cup Carrots chopped
• 1/2 cup Celery chopped
• 1/2 cup Onions chopped
• 1 tbs Butter
• 4 cups Beef broth
• 4 cups Water
• 1 lb beef (steak, chuck, stew meat, or whatever leftovers you have)
• 1 (14.5oz) can of diced tomatoes
• 3/4 cup Barley (use quick-cook if you prefer)
• 1 tsp Salt (or less if you prefer)
• 1 tsp Pepper, black
• 1/2 tsp Basil
• 1/2 tsp Oregano

Preparation

Step 1

Directions
In soup kettle or dutch oven, saute carrot, celery and onion in butter until tender (about 5 minutes).

Add the broth, water, beef, tomatoes, barley, salt, pepper, basil, and oregano; bring to a boil.

Reduce heat, cover and simmer until barley is tender (about 20 minutes for quick-cook, about an hour for regular).


Nutritional Info
Servings Per Recipe: 12
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 133.1
Total Fat: 2.7 g
Cholesterol: 25.2 mg
Sodium: 573.6 mg
Total Carbs: 16.3 g
Dietary Fiber: 3.7 g
Protein: 11.1 g