The Best Beef Barley Soup Ever

What you'll need:

3 onions, peeled and chopped

2 stalks of celery chopped

4 carrots chopped

6 tablespoons of butter or lard

1 teaspoon of thyme

2 tablespoons of tomato paste

1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes

2 cups of beef broth

2 cups chicken broth

1/3 cup soy sauce

1/4 cup dry red wine

1/4 pearl barley

2 pounds beef blade steaks, trimmed and cut into bite size pieces

salt and pepper

What to do:

In a large stock pot, melt butter or lard and saute vegetable until soft. Add tomato paste and thyme and stir. Add crushed tomatoes, beef and chicken broth, soy sauce, wine and barley. Salt and pepper steak and add to the pot. Cover and simmer for 1-2 hours until steak is cooked.

Slower cooker method:

Add sauteed vegetable and the rest of the ingredients to the slow cooker and cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 4 hours.