Beef Barley Soup

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/beef-mushroom-barley-soup-recipe/index.html

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~1 lb 1-3/4" thick beef shank, browned
2 onions sauteed
8 oz sliced shiitake sauteed in butter
fancy cut bunch of carrots
a can of tomatoes
1 c washed pearl barley
petit pois
a dash of dark soy sauce
addl:

• would a bay leaf signal the end of the world?
• could some celery even be incorporated?