Barley Soup With Ground Beef And Vegetables

Ingredients

• 500 g lean beef mince
• 250 g pearl barley
• 250 g mushrooms
• 400 g carrots
• 1 medium broccoli
• 2 celery sticks
• 1 onion
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 litre beef stock ((or 2 l water + 4 stock cubes))
• 1 tsp olive oil

Instructions

1. 1

   Finely dice the onion and garlic. Peel and dice the other vegetables in bite sized pieces. Try to cut the vegetables in similar sized bits to make sure they have the same cooking time.

2. 2

   Heat the oil in a large pot. Brown the mince, then add diced onion and garlic. Saute until soft.

3. 3

   Add the mushrooms. Cook until the mushrooms have reduced in size.

4. 4

   Add the barley and stock, bring it to a boil and leave it to simmer for 15 minutes.

5. 5

   Add diced vegetables. Allow the soup to cook until the vegetables have cooked through and the barley is soft, approximately 10-20 minutes depending on how thick you cut the vegetables.