Recipe - Hungarian Barley Stew

1 One half pound Beef stew meat
cut into 1/2inch cubes
2 tablespoon Vegetable oil
1 One half cup Chopped onion
1 Garlic clove; minced
28 ounce Canned whole tomatoes
undrained, chopped
3 cup Water
2/3 cup Medium QUAKER Barley*
2 Beef bouillon cubes
1 tablespoon Sugar
1 tablespoon Paprika
One half teaspoon Salt (optional)
One fourth teaspoon Caraway seed (optional)
Sour cream (optional)

in 4quart saucepan or Dutch oven, brown meat in oil. Add onion and
garlic. Cook until onion is tender; drain. Stir in remaining ingredients
except sour cream. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover. Simmer
45 to 50 minutes or until meat and barley are tender, stirring
occasionally. Top each serving with sour cream, if desired.

Eight 1cup servings

*NOTE: To use Quick QUAKER Barley, substitute 1 cup quick barley and sour
cream. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover. Simmer 30 minutes.
Stir in barley. Continue simmering 20 minutes or until meat and barley
are tender, stirring occasionally.

Nutrition Information: 1 cup
* Calories 240
* Protein 21g
* Carbohydrate 21g
* Fat 8g
* Cholesterol 50mg
* Dietary Fiber 3g
* Sodium 425mg
* Percent of Calories from Fat: 29%

Exchanges: Starch/Bread 1, Meat 2, Vegetable 11/2

Source: Quaker's Best Barley Recipes
Copyright 1992 The Quaker Oats Company
Reprinted with permission from The Quaker Oats Company
Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

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