My First Blog and Beef Barley Recipe

Ok, this is the first blog I've ever attempted, so could you go easy on me? I plan to echo, and expand on what I do on my Twitter account KitchenGlam. You can follow me on www.twitter.com/kitchenglam You can also follow me personally on www.twitter.com/greenglam

I have tweeted two recipes so far.

First up: Beef Barley. Simple ingredients, extraordinary results.

Beef Barley

2 lbs stew beef or cheap steak (outside round etc)

2 soup bones

1-1.5 c pot barley

8-12 cups water

4-5 ribs celery, chopped

4-5 carrots, sliced

10-12 red potatoes (depends on size)

1 onion, diced (optional)

salt to taste

In large dutch oven, bring beef, bones and barley to a rapid boil. Turn down and simmer for a few hours to tenderize meat, get goodness from bones and cook barley.

Skim foam from top of liquid as it collects. Bones have contributed their goodness, barley has plumped up.

Remove bones, (if using steak, remove now, dice meat and return to pot) add chopped celery, carrots, red potatoes & onion. Continue simmering till veggies are cooked through.

Thick yummy goodness.

This will save well in the fridge, for a few days or feezer for a few months. It may thicken after sitting for a while. In my world, beef barley should be thick enough to stand a fork in (well, nearly). If you like yours thinner just use less barley, or add water to each bowl as you serve it out and reheat.