Barley & Vegetable Soup 

March 2009

                    2 tbls oil                                                 3 stalks celery chopped

1 lrg onion chopped                             4 cups water

          2 14 ½ oz cans beef broth                    ¼ cup pearl barley

        1 28 oz can tomatoes diced in juice    2 small bay leaves

            2 tsp garlic powder                               1 ½ cup frozen peas

                ½ tsp hot pepper sauce                        1 10 oz pkg frozen corn

2 cups frozen okra sliced

Heat oil in large pot over medium-high heat. Saute celery & onion until golden. Add 4 cups water, beef broth, barley, tomatoes with juices, corn, okra, bay leaves & garlic powder. Bring to boil, reduce heat & simmer uncovered until barley is tender, about 1 hour, adding additional water as needed. Add peas & hot pepper sauce to soup. Cook additional 5 minutes.

Compliments of Awful Annie's

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