My Own Beef Barley Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs short rib of beef
• water
• 1 small onion, diced
• 3 carrots, peeled and cut in bite-size chunks
• 2 -3 stalks celery, sliced thin
• 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package au jus mix
• 1/2 cup pearl barley

Recipe

• 1 place short ribs in large pot.
• 2 add water to cover.
• 3 place on stove and bring to boil.
• 4 when ribs boil, reduce heat to simmer and cover.
• 5 let simmer 1 hour or so.
• 6 remove ribs from pot and let cool while you chop the veggies.
• 7 at this point you may wish to let the broth cool and then skim the fat, depending on how much there is.
• 8 cut veggies up, adding to pot as you go.
• 9 return pot to boil, then reduce to simmer.
• 10 remove meat from bones of ribs.
• 11 trim fat and discard. cut meat into small pieces, add to pot along with veggies.
• 12 simmer, covered, approximately 1 more hour.
• 13 season to taste with salt/pepper and serve.