This article and recipe will teach you make Beef and Barley Soup. The word "soup" comes down from the early 1700's when "Sop" was known as a soup which was soaked or "sopped" up with pieces of bread. The modern meaning of "sop" is the action of the bread being dipped.Beef and Barley Soup can contain very tasty combinations. Used as a scrumptious meal in our neck of the woods, this recipe, which is handed down from my Father's side of the family, who was of Polish or Austrian descent, can become a favorite of yours, also.Made with, cabbage, carrots, celery, garlic, onion, peas, potatoes, and tomatoes, just to name a few; this soup has a variety of great tasting vegetables. Add parsley, salt, and Italian seasoning and you have created a wonderful meal. In my opinion, the best ingredients are just what the title suggests, the Beef and the Barley.When you serve this soup with liver dumplings, rice, noodles, or plain dumplings it becomes another delicious, well balanced meal or appetizer.
Instructions
Beef & Barley Soup
1. Put the the beef shanks and stew meat in large pot of water. Bring the beef to a boil, turn the temperature knob down to medium low heat and simmer for 1-2 hours or until beef is tender. If there is any foam, skim the foam off the water with a hand strainer or spoon.
2. Clean, cut, and prepare all vegetables and add the vegetables to the pot of beef. Cook for another 1/2 hour or until vegetables are tender.
3. Boil the water for the barley. Add the barley to the boiling water. Add salt to the barley and continue to boil for approximately 30 minutes. Add barley to the soup.
4. Boil the water for the noodles or rice. Add the noodles or rice to the boiling water. Add salt to the noodles or rice.If you decide to have dumplings: In a bowl, mix together 2 cups of Jiffy Baking Mix and 2/3 cup of milk. Stir well. Add spoonfulls of the dumpling mixture to the boiling soup and cook uncovered for 10 minutes, cover and cook for another 10 minutes.
5. Serve this great meal with rice, dumplings, or noodles, or just with the barley.
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