Vegetable Beef Barley Soup Recipe | PBS Food | PBS Food

Ingredients

• 1 lb. beef or steak, chopped into bite sized pieces
• 1 tbsp. oil
• 1 cup water
• 2 beef bouillon cubes (or 1 bouillon pack)
• 1 ½ tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 4 cups water
• 1 celery stalk chopped
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 cup barley uncooked (quick-cooking)
• 1 bag frozen mixed vegetables (about 3 cups)
• 1 can diced tomatoes, with juice
• 2 extra bouillon cubes (or 1 extra bouillon pack