🥣 Beef Barley Vegetable Soup Recipe

Ingredients (Serves 6–8)

1 ½ lbs beef chuck roast or stew meat, cut into bite-sized cubes

1 cup pearl barley, rinsed well

3 carrots, diced

3 celery stalks, diced

1 large onion, chopped

3 cloves garlic, minced

8 cups beef broth (low-sodium preferred)

2 tbsp tomato paste

2 bay leaves

1 tsp dried thyme (or 2 sprigs fresh)

2 tbsp olive oil or butter

Salt and black pepper, to taste

Fresh parsley, chopped (for garnish)

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