Hearty Beef & Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• 400g lean beef stewing steak, cubed
• 2 carrots, diced
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 1 parsnip, diced
• 1 onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 50g pearl barley
• 1.2 litres beef stock
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• Salt and pepper

Method

1. 1

   Heat oil in a large pot. Brown beef in batches, set aside.

2. 2

   Fry onion, carrot, celery, and parsnip for 5 minutes.

3. 3

   Add garlic, tomato purée, and thyme. Cook 1 minute.

4. 4

   Return beef. Add stock and barley. Bring to a boil.

5. 5

   Simmer 35 minutes until beef and barley are tender. Season well.