Beef and Barley Soup
Ingredients
- ยฝ lb. hamburger
- 1 cup carrots peeled and finely diced
- 1 stalk celery finely diced
- ยผ cup onion peeled and finely diced
- ยฝ cup pearled or scotch barley also called pot barley
- 2 quarts beef broth
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Brown hamburger and drain off fat.
- Combine all ingredients and simmer, covered, until barley is tender, about one hour, depending on the type of barley used.
Notes & Wine Advice
Pearled barley has been polished to remove the bran. Scotch (or pot) barley has also been polished, but to a lesser degree, so some of the bran is still intact. Due to the lighter processing, scotch or pot barley takes a bit longer than pearled barley to completely cook.