Barley Stroganoff Stew Serves 4

Brown meat, onion and garlic in oil in 3-4 qt saucepan. Stir in remaining ingredients except mushrooms and sour cream. Bring to a boil. Cover; cook over low heat 1 hr and 15 min. Add mushrooms; continue cooking 15 min. Remove from heat. Stir in sour cream. Sprinkle w parsley. Variation: to prepare in crock pot, reduce water to .5 c, cook on low 7-8 hours. Stir in mushrooms. Cover and cook 15 min. Turn off heat, stir in sour cream
  Beef 1   lb cut in 1/4″ strips
  Onion 0.5   c finely chopped
  Garlic 1   minced
  Stock 1   can beef
  Water 1   c
  Barley 0.5   c
  Ketchup 2   T
  Paprika 1   tsp
  Salt
  Pepper
  Mushrooms 2   c sliced
  Sour Cream 0.5   c