Vegetable Barley Soup

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons ghee butter
2 teaspoons of your favorite spice mix of your choice
2 stalks of celery, chopped
2 carrots, finely chopped
1 cup chopped green beans
⅓ cup of pearl barley, 4 glasses of water
1 bay leaf
½ teaspoon dried basil
¼ teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon of salt
A pinch of freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Heat the ghee in a large pot and sauté the spice mixture for 30 seconds.
2. Add celery and carrots, sauté for 5 minutes.
3. Add the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.
4. Cover, reduce heat and cook slowly, stirring occasionally, until pearl barley is tender (about 2 hours).
Note: You will cut down the cooking time significantly if you make this soup in a pressure cooker.
Yield: 4 servings
Recipe: mapi.com