English Beef Soup (Beef & Split Pea) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb beef, top round
6 cups water, cold
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup barley, fine
1/4 cup split peas
8 peppercorns
2 medium onions, chopped
1/2 cup carrot, chopped
1/2 cup celery, chopped
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped

Preparation

Combine cold water, top round cut in small pieces and salt in a 4-quart soup pot.
Bring to a boil slowly, skim thorougly and add barley, split peas and peppercorns.
Cover and simmer gently for 1 1/2 hours.
Add chopped onions, carrots and celery and simmer 1/2 hour longer, stirring frequently.
To serve, sprinkle with chopped parsley.