Beef & Barley Soup
Ingredients:
Water 9-10 cups
Onion half cup chopped
Pearl barley 1 cup
Large bay leaf 1
Boneless chuck roast 1 pound Cut into small pieces
Carrots sliced 1 and a half cup
Celery sliced 1 and a half cup Mushrooms sliced 8 ounces Beef base 2 tbsp You can use here beef broth as well but beef base works like a charm and I have to use just 2 tbsp for this recipe
PREPARATION:
Take a pan and cook the beef according to your taste like how cooked you like your meat. When your beef is ready add it to a crockpot. Add the carrots, water, bay leaf, onion, celery, mushroom, and beef base. Cook at a high flame and then add the barley to it. Add salt and pepper to your taste and cook it until the beef and vegetables are cooked according to your requirements. Remove the bay leaf and serve it in a dish with fish crackers, some chili sauce, soya sauce, and lemon. Enjoy !