Beefy Bliss: Savor the Wholesome Beef Soup

Ingredients

• 500 g (1 lb) beef
• 2 carrots (approximate weight: 200 g – 7 oz)
• 2 onions (200 g – 7 oz)
• 1 celeriac (100 g – 3,5 oz)
• 4 tbsp pearl barley
• 200 ml (6,7 fl oz) tomato juice
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 150 ml (5 fl oz) white wine 
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 tbsp salt
• 1 tbsp chopped parsley

Directions

1. Wash the meat well and put it to a boil in 5 liters of water. (1,3 gall)
2. Let the meat boil for 1 hour and 20 minutes. If using a pressure cooker let it boil for 40 minutes.
3. Wash, peel, and dice the vegetables.
4. Saute the vegetables (carrots, onions, celeriac) in 2 tbsp of vegetable oil for 5 minutes.
5. Add 200 ml of tomato juice and 1 tbsp of tomato paste and let it cook with the vegetables for another 5 minutes.
6. Add 150 ml white wine over the sauteed vegetables and let the sauce cook for another 5 minutes.
7. Pour this sauce over the boiling beef and add 4 tbsp of pearl barley.
8. Let the soup boil for another 30 minutes.
9. Turn off the heat and add finely chopped parsley.
10. Let the soup rest with the lid on for 10 minutes before serving.