Pork Vegetable Barley Soup

by **Raeja** Wed Dec 20, 2023 1:06 am

PORK VEGETABLE BARLEY SOUP

Ingredients:

2 TBS Olive Oil (any oil you choose will work, I just am addicted to Olive Oil)

2-3 cloves fresh minced garlic

1 Medium Onion (about 1-1/2 cups) chopped

1 cup chopped carrots

1 cup chopped celery

1 TBS ground Thyme

1 TBS Italian Seasoning

1-1/2 pouds diced pork (I got 4 cups diced from a 1.6# thick boneless pork chop)

4 cups or 1- 32oz box of Chicken broth

1 quart whole tomatoes (a 32 oz can is about the same, I just happen to have some canned up)

2/3 cup uncooked pearl barley

salt and pepper to taste

Added Note:

You can use leftover pork

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Directions:

If using fresh pork (not leftover pork), in stew pot add 2 TBS olive oil and brown cut up pork and set aside.

Heat 2 TBS Olive oil in stew pot over meadium heat. Add garlic and onion and saute for about 3 minutes, until transparent. Add carrots and celery and continue to saute for another 6-8 minutes. Stir in Tume and Italian seasoning and cook for an additional 2 minutes.

Add pork, bay leaves, broth, tomatoes, barley, and salt & pepper. Bring to boil. Cover and simmer for about 40 minutes and barley is tender, stirring frequently to prevent it from scorching on bottom of pot.