Hamburger and Barley Soup

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	Preparation	15 minutes
	Cooking	60 minutes
	Ready In	75 minutes

Ingredients

1	pound	ground beef	preferably lean
1	cup	celery	diced
1	cup	carrots	diced
1	cup	cabbage	sliced
1	small	onion	diced
4	cups	beef broth
1 1/2	cups	italian plum (roma) tomatoes	canned, undrained
1/3	cup	pearl barley	uncooked
1	teaspoon	thyme	dried
1/2	teaspoon	basil
1	cup	garlic	chopped
1 1/2	teaspoons	brown sugar
1 1/2	teaspoons	balsamic vinegar
1	teaspoon	worcestershire sauce
1	x	black pepper	to taste

Directions

Brown beef in a large saucepan.

Drain off any fat then add celery, carrots, cabbage, onion, beef broth, tomatoes and juice, barley, thyme, basil and garlic.

Cover, bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes to an hour or until vegetables and barley are just tender.

Remove from heat, stir in brown sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper.

Check seasoning and serve with plenty of crusty bread or rolls.

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Member Review

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Very rich and yummy, hard to eat just one! mmm mmm mmm!!! I found this recipe calls for a little too much oats so I used a little less to make them real good and sticky!

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