Ingredients

• 1 pound cubed beef stew meat
• 1 beef soup bone
• 1/4 cup barley
• 3 carrots, peeled
• 1 onion, peeled and left whole
• 3 stalks celery
• salt to taste

Instructions

1. In a 6 quart soup pot, combine stew meat, soup bone, barley and carrots. Cover with water to within 2 inches of top of pot. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 1 hour.
2. Place onion and celery in pot and continue to simmer 2 hours more.
3. Remove onion, carrots, bone and celery. Season with salt and serve.