Dinner Recipe Best-ever Beef Barley Soup

Dinner Recipe Best-ever Beef Barley Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef


• 6 cups water


• 3 beef bouillon cubes


• 2 cups sliced carrots


• 1 1/2 cups chopped onions


• 1 1/2 cups chopped green peppers


• 1 1/2 cups chopped celery


• 2 cloves garlic, chopped


• 1/2 cup regular barley


• 1 teaspoon salt


• 1/2 teaspoon pepper


• 1 large bay leaf


• 1/3 cup catsup


• 1 (38 ounce) can crushed tomatoes, with their juice


• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce

Instructions:

1. In Dutch oven or soup pot, saute ground beef until it loses its red color, breaking it up as it cooks.


2. (I use a two-tined cooking fork.) Add all other ingredients.


3. Simmer for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours.


4. Adjust seasonings, if necessary.