Low Fat Beef Barley Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 lb lean stewing beef, diced into small pieces
1 tablespoon flour
32 ounces fat-free beef stock (usually boxed)
1 carrot, diced
1 medium onion, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
3/4 cup pearl barley
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes

Preparation

Add oil into skillet.
Sear diced meat in pan.
Add flour to pan and stir for 1 minute.
Add beef stock to pan and stir.
Add remainder of ingredients.
Simmer 1-2 hours until barley is softened.