Beef and Barley Soup

Ingredients

• 500g / 1lb minced beef
• 4 carrots
• 2 leeks
• 2 tsp minced garlic
• 1.5L / 6 cups beef stock
• 1/2 cup barley
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg

Method 

1. Sauté beef, garlic, and thinly-sliced leeks in a saucepan.
2. Add diced carrots, beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, and spices.
3. Bring in to the boil and then simmer or transfer to crock pot.
4. Add barley 2 hours (crock pot) or 30 minutes (saucepan) before serving.