Meatball Vegetable And Barley Soup

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My daughter loves meatballs and she loves barley soups so i came up with this on a cold and rainy winter day in sacramento. it is rich and flavorful.

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Steps

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Throughly mix together all of the meatball ingredients with your hands.

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Shape into bite size meatballs.

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Brown meatballs 1 / 2 at a time in a little cooking oil in a large frying pan.

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Remove to a large stock pot.

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Add the diced onion and wine to the frying pan that you used to browned the meatballs.

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De-glaze the pan using the onions and wine until onions are caramelized and browned.

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Add to the meatballs in your soup pot.

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Add beef broth , garlic , oregano , basil and barley to the soup pot.

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Simmer 20 minutes.

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Add fresh vegetables to the soup.

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Simmer for 15 minutes.

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Add canned vegetables and corn to the soup.

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Bring to a boil and stir in hoisin sauce.

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Ingredients

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lean ground beef, breakfast sausage, breadcrumbs, onion soup mix, parmesan cheese, worcestershire sauce, hoisin sauce, ground black pepper, red wine, beef broth, barley, onion, garlic cloves, dried oregano, dry basil, potatoes, carrots, celery, peas, green beans, diced tomatoes, frozen corn