Best Ever Beef And Barley Soup

Ingredients needed:

* 1 pound boneless chuck roast trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
* 1 1/2 cups carrots thinly sliced
* 1 1/2 cups celery thinly sliced
* 2/3 cup onion chopped
* 1 package pre-sliced mushrooms 8-ounce
* 2 tbs beef base (this is different than beef broth it is a base that makes beef broth)
* 8-10 cups water
* 1 large bay leaf
* 1 cup uncooked pearl barley
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
* 1 tbs garlic

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