I have been married to a wonderful Christian man since 1976. The Lord has blessed us with two daughters and two sons. I consider each day the Lord gives me on the earth yet another chance to serve Him.

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Poor Man's Beef Barley Soup

Super easy soup to make and it is ready in about an hour and a half.  Like all soups it is even better the next day. 



POOR MAN'S BEEF BARLEY SOUP
(serves 6-8)

Ingredients:
*1 teaspoon vegetable oil or olive oil
*1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
*1 large yellow onion, chopped
*3 medium carrots, chopped or sliced thin
*3 stalks of celery, chopped
*3 garlic cloves, minced
*1 cup mushrooms, chopped (optional)
* 1 quart stewed tomatoes (or chopped tomatoes)
*1 cup water
*1/2 cup pearl barley, rinsed thoroughly
*1 (32 ounce) container of beef stock
*1 bay leaf
*1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
*1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
*1/2 teaspoon salt
*1 teaspoon black pepper

Directions:
~In a large stock pot, warm up oil over medium heat.
~Add carrots, celery, onions, garlic, mushrooms and hamburger.
~Cook until meat is browned, stirring and breaking up meat as it cooks.
~Drain any grease from pan.
~Return meat mixture to stock pot.
~Add stewed tomatoes, water, barley beef stock, bay leaf, thyme, marjoram, salt and pepper.
~Bring soup to a boil.
~Reduce heat to medium-low, cover stock pot and simmer for about 1 hour or until veggies and barley are tender.
~Remove bay leaf and serve.

Instant Pot Directions:
~Set the instant pot to sauté mode.
~Once hot, hamburger, onions, carrots, celery and garlic.
~Cook until hamburger is brown and crumbled.
~Drain any excess grease.
~Stir in thyme, marjoram, salt & pepper.
~Set the instant pot to pressure cook mode or soup mode.
~Add mushrooms (optional), stewed tomatoes, water, beef stock, rinsed barley, and bay leaf.
~Pressure cook or soup mode for 20 minutes.
~Do natural release for 15 minutes and then do a quick release if necessary.

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