My Own Beef Barley Soup
Ready In: 2 hrs 20 mins
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
- 3 lbs short rib of beef
- water
- 1 small onion, diced
- 3 carrots, peeled and cut in bite-size chunks
- 2 -3 stalks celery, sliced thin
- 8 ounces white mushrooms, sliced
- 1 (1 1/4ounce) package au jus mix
- 1⁄2 cup pearl barley
Directions
- Place short ribs in large pot.
- Add water to cover.
- Place on stove and bring to boil.
- When ribs boil, reduce heat to simmer and cover.
- Let simmer 1 hour or so.
- Remove ribs from pot and let cool while you chop the veggies.
- At this point you may wish to let the broth cool and then skim the fat, depending on how much there is.
- Cut veggies up, adding to pot as you go.
- Return pot to boil, then reduce to simmer.
- Remove meat from bones of ribs.
- Trim fat and discard. Cut meat into small pieces, add to pot along with veggies.
- Simmer, covered, approximately 1 more hour.
- Season to taste with salt/pepper and serve.
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