Beef and Barley Soup
1 pound stew meat, cubed
9 cups water
3 1/2 teaspoon beef soup base
1 onion, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
1 cup shredded carrots
2 cups hash brown potatoes, shredded and thawed
1 1/2 barley
Brown the meat in a skillet till browned. Add the meat, water, soup base, onion, celery and carrots to the slow cooker bowl. Cook on High for 6 hours. Add in the hash browns and cook for one more hour and then add the barley and cook an additional hour. Serve!