Beef and Barley Soup

Ingredients

▢ ½ lb. hamburger
▢ 1 cup carrots peeled and finely diced
▢ 1 stalk celery finely diced
▢ ¼ cup onion peeled and finely diced
▢ ½ 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.

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Course; Beef / Soup

Cuisine; Amish