Old-Fashioned Beef and Barley Soup

Name: Old-Fashioned Beef and Barley Soup
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon, vegetable oil; 1 pound, white mushrooms, trimmed and quartered; 1 , large onion, chopped medium; 1 pound, 85 percent lean ground beef; 2 tablespoons, tomato paste; 1/2 cup, dry red wine; 8 cups, water; 1 large, carrot, peeled and chopped medium; 1 large, celery rib, chopped medium; 2 tablespoons, soy sauce; 2 teaspoons, table salt; 2 , bay leaves; 1 pound, beef sirloin steak tips, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces; , Table salt and ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons, vegetable oil; 1/2 pound, cremini mushrooms, wiped clean, trimmed, and sliced 1/2-inch thick; 1 medium, onion, chopped medium; 1 medium, garlic clove, minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 1 teaspoon); 1 1/2 teaspoons minced, fresh thyme leaves or 1/2 teaspoon dried; 2 tablespoons, unbleached all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup, dry red wine; 1 (14.5-ounce) can, diced tomatoes, drained; 1/2 cup, pearl barley; 3 , carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 2 , celery ribs, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 2 , bay leaves; 2 tablespoons minced, fresh parsley leaves

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Contrary to modern kitchen wisdom, it takes a lot of browned beef and a few small bones to make good soup broth.

SERVES 6 to 8

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