Ingredients

  • 4 pounds beef chuck roast
  • 64 bottles tomato juice
  • 1 1/2 cups quick barley
  • broth from beef
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1 teaspoon crushed rosemary
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 1 teaspoon basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon fennel
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar I use Splenda
  • 1 head cabbage chopped into larger than bite-size chunks
  • 1 onion large, chopped
  • 8 carrots julienne cut
  • 8 celery ribs julienne cut
  • celery leaves
  • 1 pound beef chuck roast
  • 1 bottle tomato juice
  • 1 cup quick barley
  • broth from beef
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1 teaspoon crushed rosemary
  • bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon basil
  • 1 teaspoon fennel
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar I use Splenda
  • 1 head cabbage chopped into larger than bite-size chunks
  • onion Large, chopped
  • carrots julienne cut
  • celery ribs julienne cut
  • celery leaves

Method

  • Place beef in a very large pot, add water, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover with lid.
  • Cook until tender.
  • Let the meat cool in the broth. I then cover it with a lid and set it in the garage (remember it's very cold here) or in the refrigerator over-night to allow the fat to rise to the top.
  • Serving day:
  • Carefully remove the solid fat on top.
  • Remove beef from pan. Trim and cut into bite-size pieces, refrigerate.
  • Heat broth and add V8 juice, bring to a boil.
  • Add barley, boil for 10 minutes.
  • Add herbs and brown sugar. Stir well.
  • While the barley is cooking, chop all vegetables.
  • Add cabbage and cook for 10 minutes.
  • Remove a couple of handfuls of celery leaves from celery. Add to soup.
  • Add onion, carrots and celery.
  • Cook at a low boil.
  • Cook till vegetables are crisp tender, not mushy soft.
  • Be sure to stir well and scrape the bottom of the pot as the barley may stick.
  • If it is too thick, add a little water at a time and more seasonings.
  • When vegetables are cooked to your liking, remove the bay leaves.
  • Add the cut up meat and stir well but, gently so as not to break up the meat.
  • After meat is heated through, remove pan from heat.