Vegetable, Beef and Barley Soup

3 T olive oil

1 pound beef stew meat

1 package Knorr Veg Soup mix

1/2 onion

2 cloves garlic

vegetables - what ever you have on hand (or mixed frozen veg) I used carrots and peas about 1 cup

1/2 cup barley

2 cups tomato juice

4 cups beef stock

1/2 cup red wine

Heat up olive oil, the saute onion, garlic and beef. I put a little steak spices on it, whatever you have on hand and like the flavor of (I used McCormick Montreal Steak grill mates about 1 t).

Add tomato juice, beef stock, wine. Then add, veg soup mix and everything else. If you are using frozen veg, you should wait until about 30 minutes before you serve it and add the vegetables then. that way it isn't over cooked.

Very good with homemade bread!