Recipe: Tasty Beef and Barley Soup

Beef and Barley Soup. Beef Barley Soup is incredibly easy and so delicious! Loaded with nutritious veggies, tender beef and plump barley, it's a complete meal in a bowl! All of my favorite soups are fully loaded with goodies including veggies and grains, this Beef Barley Soup definitely fits the bill!

The secret to those results is to make it much like a beef stew, choosing the right cut of beef, handling it the right way. I added a bit more barley, and cubed some potatoes, and added basil and worchester sauce. The smell was awesome, and its full of veggies, which is good for the kids. You can have Beef and Barley Soup using 12 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Beef and Barley Soup

1. 🢂 1 lb of beef (any steak will do).
2. 🢂 1 c of uncooked barley.
3. 🢂 5 of medium potatoes.
4. 🢂 3-4 of carrots.
5. 🢂 1 of medium onion.
6. 🢂 2 tbsp of minced garlic.
7. 🢂 7-8 cups of beef broth ( can be replaced with bullion and water).
8. 🢂 1 tsp of parsley.
9. 🢂 1 tsp of celery seed.
10. 🢂 1/2 tsp of pepper.
11. 🢂 to taste of salt.
12. 🢂 2 tbsp of butter (optional).

Thanks for taking the time to post this. This beef barley soup is a hearty combination of beef, vegetables, barley and mushrooms, all simmered together until tender and flavorful. A hearty dinner option that's easy to make and freezer friendly. My family could eat soup every night.

step by step Beef and Barley Soup

1. Prepare steak by cutting into 1/2 inch pieces..
2. Prepare vegetables by cutting into 1/2 inch pieces..
3. Add all ingredients together in a large pot. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to just below medium heat. Allow soup to simmer for 30-45 minutes or until vegetables are tender..
4. Optional cooking method: combine all ingredients in a crock pot and cook on low for 5-6 hours or on high for 3-4 hours. Meat will be more tender using this method..

This hearty barley soup is a favorite menu item in our house throughout the year. Everyone savors the flavor. —Elizabeth Kendall, Carolina Beach, North The only changes I made was I added more pearl Barley and I used unsalted beef stock, I'm on a low sodium diet so I try to keep it as low as I can on. This ultra comforting beef barley soup recipe is made so easily in the slow cooker, which also makes for incredibly tender beef and vegetables, with perfectly textured barley! A simple beef barley soup made in the instant pot (pressure cooker). PS - Up until recently, I've always used diced potatoes in my beef barley soup but the shredded potatoes is a little trick I picked up from The Food Charlatan and it's seriously the best thing in this soup!