Beef Medley

There are a few members of our family who no longer eat beef (the consequences of reading "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and/or having a nutritionist for a roommate). However, we did not want to omit any section from the recipe box.

Beef Medley

1 lb ground beef

1 TB margarine

3 onions, sliced

3 stalks celery, sliced

3 carrots, sliced

3 potatoes, diced

1/3 cup med barley

1 can tomatoes

1 tsp salt

1 tsp celery salt

1 tsp steak sauce

Cook meat in margarine for 2-3 min, breaking up with fork. Add onions, barley, tomatoes and both salts, and add 1 1/2 qts water. Bring to boil, cover and simmer 1 hour. Add remaining ingredients and simmer 1 additional hour.