This soup is hearty and delicious. I browned the cubed-up beef first,and then put all ingredients except barley into the slow cooker. I added about a cup of red wine, and took advice of the others: doubled the broth, left out the sugar. I love the nutritional punch of Kale so I chopped up some of that and threw it in (SOOOO good for you - I love when my kids eat it!) I meant to add some sliced button mushrooms at the end but forgot. Added non-quick cooking barley at the end for about a half hour. It made just under 4 litres of soup. Oh, and I also left out the packaged vegetables and just used the fresh ones (plus the kale). Next time I think I will try a few splashes of Worchestershire sauce just for fun, not that it wasn't really good without it! Even with doubling the liquid, it is a hearty almost stew-like soup. You can afford to add more liquid if like, but I find it easier to feed to my kids when it's thicker like this. Enjoy!
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