Ingredients
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1 1/4 lbs lean ground beef
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1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
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2 1/2 cups water
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1/2 cup barley
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3 large carrots (about 8 oz. total)
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2 stalks celery
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1 medium onion (about 6 oz)
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1 clove garlic
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1/2 teaspoon dried basil
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1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
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1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
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1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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fresh ground black pepper
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1 large idaho potato (about 10 oz.)
Instructions
- Brown the beef in the pressure cooker.
- Drain off any fat.
- Add the tomatoes, water and barley.
- Close pressure cooker and bring up to full pressure.
- Reduce heat to stabilize and cook for 10 minutes While the soup is cooking, split the carrots in half lengthwise, then cut into 1/2" thick slices.
- Peel and dice the potato.
- Dice the onion and mince the garlic.
- When the soup has cooked for 10 minutes, realease pressure and add the vegetables, basil, thyme, rosemary, marjoram, salt and pepper to taste.
- Close pressure cooker and bring up to full pressure.
- Reduce the heat until pressure is stabilized and cook and cook 10 minutes longer.
- Release the pressure.
- The soup can be refrigerated for up to 4 days or frozen.