Similar to the recipe on the box of Quick Cooking Barley, but made with a soup base my daughter made.The soup base consists of :
Celery, leeks, onion, garlic, parsley, tomato, potatoes, that had been cooked for 1 and one half hours, processed in a blender and strained. It’s a healthy food recipe called Special Soup or Hippocrates Soup, it’s a good tasting nourishing soup alone or as utilized as a base for other recipes.
To the soup base, add the following, when completed cooking :
- Beef chuck , diced to small size suitable for soup.
- Olive oil, bacon fat etc. in the pan. Fry the beef, till almost fully cooked.
- Diced onion, roughly 1/2 as much as the beef.
- Salt, pepper and seasonings to taste.
- One or two medium tomatoes, diced chunky.
- Finish with finely chopped garlic, cook till the ingredients are wilted.
Meanwhile in a oven proof measuring cup, mix a measured amount of quick cooking barley and water as package directs.
Microwave several minutes, drain, and add to soup.
I needed some greens in the soup for color , my wife suggested some baby spinach . The spinach was added and then seasonings adjusted and grated Parmesan added for the finish. Everything was warmed through.
(this soup base would also make a good pasta and beans recipe)
A very tasty and nourishing soup a recipe worth repeating.
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