Beef, Bean and Barley Stew

This warmed the guy up right after hunting at near freezing temperature. They were fighting for the left overs which I canned for them. You could easily used 2 cans of cooked black eyed peas instead of the dry and just cook this up very quickly. If you do that make certain to half the water. CATEGORY: Soup Recipe Name: Beef, Barley, Bean Stew Ingredients: 1 1/2 c Black Eye Peas 1 c Barley 1 1/2 lb Beef, in bite size cubes 4 clove Garlic, minced 1 Red Onion, diced 1 lb baby carrots 3 rib Celery, sliced 2 c Tomato sauce 1 T salt 1 T pepper 1 T chili powder 1/2 T smoked paprika 1 bay leaf 1 T rosemary 1 t savory 1 t cumin Steps: * Bring 12 c water to boil add black eye peas and barley boil for 1 hour, until beans are soft * add remaining ingredients and simmer until beef is tender * serve NOTES: Once the beans are soft this can be cooked in a crock pot. *DO NOT ADD SALT UNTIL BEANS ARE SOFT*