Recipe - Potato-Barley Soup

1 lg Onion; minced
2 Celery stalks; minced
4 Garlic cloves; minced
One fourth cup Vegetable oil
3 qt Beef or chicken stock
One half cup Pearl barley; rinsed
2 Carrots; minced
2 lg Idaho potatoes
peeled and minced
One fourth teaspoon Pepper
Salt to taste

SAUTE THE ONION, CELERY and garlic in oil until the vegetables become
translucent. Add the stock, barley and carrots. Simmer gently, stirring
occasionally, about 2 hours. Add the potatoes after the soup has cooked 1
hour. If the soup gets too thick, add more stock or water. Taste for
seasoning and add salt and pepper as needed.

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