Beef Barley Soup

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon lard, bacon fat, or butter
• 1 large carrot, diced
• 1 large onion, diced
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 1 cup frozen green beans, thawed
• ½ cup frozen peas, thawed
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
• 1-1/2 lbs beef round stew meat, cut into small pieces
• 6 cups beef broth, preferably home made
• sea salt
• black pepper
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 cup dry pearl barley, soaked overnight