Heartwarming Beef Barley & Vegetable Soup

2 lbs. lean ground beef browned with 1 large yellow onion
4 medium carrots, chopped
4 ribs celery, chopped
4 cups beef broth
4 cups chicken broth
1 bay leaf
2 TBS tomato paste
1 clove garlic pressed
1 TBS sugar

1 cup barley (not quick cook or instant)
Season to taste

Place meat into slow cooker then add carrots, and celery. Add all other ingredients except barley and seasoning, stir well, cover and cook on low for 8 - 10 hours. One hour before serving taste for seasoning then add barley; continue cooking until barley is tender, about one hour.
Very yummy for fall!!
Judy Cash