Beef Barley Mushroom Soup with root vegetables

Beef Barley Mushroom Soup with root vegetables, originally uploaded by cvwillc.

Meaty cross cut Beef Shank
Lipton Beefy Onion recipe soup & dip Mix
4 cups water

Brown beef Shank add prepared soup mix and simmer until beef is falling off the bone. remove to cutting board.

add to liquid:
1/2 cup pearl barley
1/4 pound sautéed mushrooms coarsely chopped
two carrots peeled and diced
two parsnips peeled and diced

Cook until barley and veggies are done. Add beef back to pot. heat through.

Note: I had to add more beef broth at the end.