COUNTRY GARDEN SOUP

Ingredients.......1 cup of corn kernals, 2 tbs of canola oil/ rice bran oil, 600gm of beef bones, 500gm of chuck steak, cubed, 10 cups of water, 2 bay leaves, 5 whole black peppercorns, 1 onion chopped, 1/2 cup of pearl barley, 2 carrots chopped, 2 potatoes peeled and chopped, 1 turnip peeled and chopped, 3 tomatoes chopped, 1 cup of green peas. Heat the oil in a large soup pot, add the bones and the cubed chuck steak, stirring until browned. Add the water, bay leaves, peppercorns, onion, cover the pot and simmer over a low heat for 2 hours. Now remove the bones and skim any fat from the surface. Add the barley, cover and continue to simmer, over a low heat for 40 minutes. Next add the chopped carrots, celery, potato, turnip and tomatoes. Simmer, covered over a low heat for 35 minutes or until the vegetables are tender. Finally add the peas and corn and simmer covered until cooked through and tender. Just like my mum and Aunt Ruby used to make....