Helen's Vegetable Soup | Recipes For Food Lovers Including Cooking Tips At Foodlovers.co.nz

Ingredients

• olive oil
• 3 pieces beef shin
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 4 brown onions, finely chopped or grated
• 6 medium carrots, grated
• 1 large parsnip, grated
• 1 small swede, grated
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed and chopped
• 5 stalks celery, finely sliced
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 4 litres water (or a mix of water and liquid stock)
• 1 cup pearl barley
• 1 bag spinach, tough stems removed and finely chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley