2 cups diced carrots
2 cups diced celery
1 onion, chopped
vegetable oil
1 lb. fresh mushrooms, sliced
4 quarts chicken broth
1 (1 lb.) pkg. barley, rinsed
1 lb. beef cubed or flanken
salt and pepper, to taste

Sauté carrots, celery and onion in oil in soup pot until tender. Add remaining ingredients. Cook 2 hours, stirring often.