Mexican Barley Soup (adapted from Mexican Recipes, 1967)

Mexican Barley Soup is a hearty beef soup that’s easy enough to cobble together on a weeknight.   I have adapted it gently from the 1967 cookbook Mexican Recipes.  Mexican Barley Soup exemplifies the simplicity and accessibility of the selection in Mexican Recipes.  This recipe is nestled in with a bunch of more obviously traditional recipes,……