Baby It's Cold Outside - Soup's On

It is bitterly cold outside.  On days like this I like to eat something that will warm me from my head to my toes.  The perfect food is soup.  The soup I am making today is rich and hearty  a stick-to-your-ribs type of soup.  It is packed with lots of good vegetables, meat, and barley in a delicious broth.

This soup also freezes well.  Just put the soup in a freezer container and when ready to use thaw and heat.

Hearty Beef and Barley Soup

Ingredients:

1-1/2 lbs stew meat cut in bite-size pieces browned

2 quarts beef broth

1 cup diced potatoes

1 cup sliced carrots

½ cup diced onion

1 clove minced garlic

1 cup diced celery

1 cup corn

1 cup green beans

1 cup sliced baby Bella mushrooms

½ cup  barley

1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon pepper

1 bay leaf

¼ teaspoon rubbed sage

¼ teaspoon thyme

1 ½ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon steak sauce

Directions:

1. Put all of the ingredients in a 7 ¼ quart Dutch oven or stockpot.  Bring to a boil.   Reduce heat and simmer for 60 minutes.

2.  If necessary adjust seasoning.

3.  Remove bay leaf and serve.

Makes 8 servings

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