Lamb And Barley Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs lamb stew meat, with bones (neck bones)
2 cups water
5 cups beef broth
1 bay leaf
1 1/2 stalks celery, 1/2-inch dice
1 large carrot, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice
1 turnip, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice
1 onion, diced
1 leek, white and light green part only, cut into 1/4-inch slices
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 cup barley
salt
pepper
garlic powder

Preparation

Season the lamb with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
Place the lamb in a baking pan and brown both sides of the lamb under the broiler.
Put the beef broth, water, bay leaf and lamb into a soup pot.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 1 hour.
Remove the bay leaf and lamb from the pot, allow to cool slightly and remove the meat from the bones. Discard the bones and bay leaf.
Return the meat to the pot and add the vegetables, barley and thyme.
Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
Add salt and pepper to taste.