Vegetable Beef Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1 c. chopped onion
1 c. chopped potatoes
1 c. chopped carrots
1 c. chopped cabbage
1 c. chopped celery
1 (20 oz.) can tomatoes
1/4 c. barley
6 c. water
1/2 tsp. basil
5 tsp. salt
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp. thyme
pepper to taste

Preparation

Brown the beef and onions. Add all the chopped vegetables and tomatoes; bring to a boil. Add the barley, water and all spices. Simmer for 1 hour.