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Beef and Barley Soup
A simple and flavourful slow cooked beef and barley with melt in your mouth beef; pure comfort food in a bowl!
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 4h⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 3h 50m👤 kevin📖 closetcooking
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pan
- wooden spoon
- slow cooker
- oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Cover the dried mushrooms in 1 cup of just boiled water and let sit until tender, about ⏱️ 15 minutes, before draining, reserving the water, and chopping the mushrooms.
dried mushrooms (optional)1 ouncemushrooms, quartered or sliced8 ounces
2
Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a larges sauce pan over medium-high heat before setting aside.
bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces4 slices
3
Add the beef and sear until lightly golden brown on all sides before setting aside.
4
Add the onions, carrots, celery and mushrooms and cook until tender, about ⏱️ 7-10 minutes.
onion, diced1 cupcarrot, diced1 cupcelery, diced1 cupdried mushrooms (optional)1 ouncemushrooms, quartered or sliced8 ounces
5
Add the garlic, thyme, paprika and tomato paste and cook until fragrant, about ⏱️ 1-2 minutes.
garlic, chopped2 tablespoonsthyme, chopped1 teaspoontomato paste2 tablespoons
6
Add the broth and deglaze the pan by scraping up the brown bits on the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon while the broth simmers.
7
Add the barley, bacon, beef, reserved chopped mushrooms, reserved mushroom water, bay leaves, balsamic vinegar, worcestershire sauce and fish sauce and either bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the beef is fall apart in your mouth tender, about ⏱️ 2-3 hours, OR transfer to a preheated 350F/180C oven and roast, covered, until the beef is tender, about ⏱️ 2-3 hours, OR transfer to a slow cooker and cook on low for ⏱️ 6-10 hours or on high for ⏱️ 3-5 hours.
bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces4 slicesdried mushrooms (optional)1 ouncemushrooms, quartered or sliced8 ouncesbay leaves2balsamic vinegar1 tablespoonWorcestershire sauce1 tablespoonfish sauce1 tablespoon
8
Remove the bay leaves, season with salt and pepper to taste and enjoy!
bay leaves2salt and pepper to taste
Nutrition Facts
calories
Calories 391
fat Content
Fat 8g
fiber Content
Fiber 7.4g
sugar Content
Sugars 4.8g
sodium Content
Sodium 946mg
protein Content
Protein 43.8g
trans Fat Content
Trans 0
cholesterol Content
Cholesterol 67mg
carbohydrate Content
Carbs 35.1g
saturated Fat Content
Saturated 2.6
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