Recipe - Classic Beef And Barley

2/3 cup Pearl barley
1 One half pound Ground beef/or minced stew
meat
1 md 8 ounce onion chopped
1 Clove garlic; minced
4 Carrots
3 Ribs celery; minced
1 cn (28 oz) tomatoes
3 cn (10 One half oz) beef consume
2 cup Water
1 Bay leaf
One fourth cup Parsley; minced
Salt and pepper; to taste
1 cn Tomato soup; optional
Parmesan croutons for
garnish

Brown beef onion and garlic in Dutch oven or heavy kettle until meat is no
longer pink. Add barley and remaining ingredients, except croutons. Cover
and cook simmering 1 One half to 2 hours. Serve with garnish of Toasted Parmesan
Croutons. and additional minced parsley. Makes 68 servings.

To Toast. Croutons: Drizzle croutons with melted butter or margarine and
toss with grated Parmesan cheese. Spread on baking sheet and toast in
400 degree F. oven until golden.

Recipe by: Wheat Life March 1996 Posted to TNT Prodigy's Recipe Exchange
Newsletter by mreingarcia@juno.com (Marilyn Garcia) on Aug 12, 1997