Ingredients
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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1 red onion, diced
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1/2 cup diced celery
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3 cloves garlic, minced
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1/4 cup dried funghi porcini, stems discarded
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1/4 cup dried shiitake mushroom, stems discarded
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1 lb beef, cubed
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1 lb ground beef or 1 lb ground turkey
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon pepper
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1 chipotle chile in adobo, diced
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6 cups water, if possible bottled or filtered
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2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
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1 tablespoon beef base
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3 ounces tomato paste
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1 teaspoon dried oregano
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1 fresh bay leaf
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1/2 cup barley
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1/2 cup diced carrot
Instructions
- Soak mushrooms in hot water to cover set aside.
- In a large heavy bottom pot heat oil and saute onions, garlic, celery and carrots to slightly wilted.
- Season beef cubes generously with salt and pepper then add to onion mixture to brown.
- Remove mushrooms and rough cut reserve the strained liquid.
- Add ground meat, chipotle pepper, and chopped mushrooms to pot and brown.
- Add to the 6 cups of water strained liquid from mushrooms, Worcestershire sauce, beef base, and tomato paste stir to blend and add to pot along with the oregano and bay leaves.
- Bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Add barley and simmer an hour.
- Taste and season with salt and pepper if needed.