Healthy Beef Barley Soup Recipes

BEEF BARLEY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a slow cooker, cook chuck roast until very tender (usually 4 to 5 hours on High, but can vary with different slow cookers). Add barley and bay leaf during the last hour of cooking. Remove meat, and chop into bite-size pieces. Discard bay leaf. Set beef, broth, and barley aside.
• Heat oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Saute carrots, celery, onion, and frozen mixed vegetables until tender. Add water, beef bouillon cubes, sugar, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, chopped stewed tomatoes, and beef/barley mixture. Bring to boil, reduce heat, and simmer 10 to 20 minutes. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste.

HEARTY BEEF AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Brown beef on all sides; drain. Stir in broth, water, barley, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour. , Add carrots, celery, onion and parsley; cover and simmer until meat and vegetables are tender, 30-40 minutes. Stir in peas; heat through.

CROCK POT BEEF BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Layer in crock pot.
• Vegetables and meat.
• Barley, beef broth, and spices.
• Cover with water.
• DO NOT STIR.
• Cook on low 10 hours; high 6 hours, or combination of above.

BEEF-BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In skillet brown beef.
• Place carrot, celery, green pepper, onion, corn and green beans in crock pot.
• Put meat on top.
• Combine tomatoes, barley, parsley, bouillon, salt and basil.
• Pour over meat.
• Add water.
• DO NOT STIR.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 10-12 hours.

BEEF BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a large dutch oven or soup pot, brown meat in oil over medium-high heat, just until browned on each side, about 2 minutes per side. Remove from the pot and set aside.
• Add onion, carrots, and celery and cook and stir 3-4 minutes, just until onion is translucent.
• Add garlic, salt, thyme and pepper and cook and stir 1 minute.
• Stir in broth, barley, tomato paste and bay leaves. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, add in meat, cover and simmer for 35-45 minutes, stirring occasionally, until barley and carrots are tender.
• Serve with a sprinkle of fresh parsley if desired.

HEALTHY BEEF BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Turn instant pot on sauté setting. Heat olive oil. Sauté stew meat until slightly brown, approximately 10 minutes
• When meat is browned, add spices, veggies, tomato paste, broth, barley and parmesan cheese rind to the pot (all uncooked). Stir to combine
• Set pot to sealing, pressure cook for 10 minutes. Allow the pot to natural release for 15 minutes. After it's done, quick release remaining pressure.
• Remove bay leaves + parmesan cheese rind. Stir + enjoy!
• Optional, but recommended: In a pot, heat olive oil. Sauté meat until slightly brown, approximately 10 minutes.
• Add browned meat and all remaining ingredients into the slow cooker. Stir until combined and cook on low for 6-8 hours, or high for 4-6 hours.
• Remove bay leaves + parmesan cheese rind. Stir + enjoy!
• In a pot, heat olive oil. Sauté meat until slightly brown, approximately 10 minutes.
• When meat is browned, add veggies and sauté for an additional 5 minutes
• Add spices, tomato paste, broth, barley and parmesan cheese rind to the pot (all uncooked). Stir to combine.
• Turn the pot on high and bring the soup to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat and cook on medium heat for 20-25 minutes until.
• Remove bay leaves + parmesan cheese rind. Stir + enjoy!

BEEF BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a 6-quart soup pot, heat 2 teaspoons of the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the meat and brown evenly, about 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the meat to a paper towel-lined plate.
• Reduce the heat to medium. Add the remaining oil and the onion and cook until the onion is soft and translucent, about 10 minutes, scraping the pot to loosen any brown bits.
• Add the carrots and garlic and sweat 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add 1/2 cup of stock and scrape the bottom of the pot. Add the remaining stock, the meat, barley, and thyme and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer, skimming the pot occasionally, until the barley is cooked and the meat is tender, about 50 minutes.
• Ladle into deep bowls and serve, garnished with parsley.

OLD-FASHIONED HEARTY BEEF BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or heavy soup pot, over medium-high heat, brown the beef in 1 Tablespoon butter and 1 Tablespoon olive oil. Salt and pepper the meat as it is browning. Once the beef is browned remove it and all the juices and place in a heat proof dish.
• In the Dutch oven melt the remaining butter in the olive oil and sauté the celery and onion until they become soft and translucent. Do not brown. Stir in the garlic; sauté 1 minute.
• Add the parsley, thyme sprigs and bay leaves . Continue to sauté for another minutes.
• Add the beef back into the pot and mix thoroughly. Once all of the ingredients are evenly mixed add the Spicy V-8 Juice, beef broth and red wine. Heat to a low boil, add the barley and let it come to a simmer and cover.
• Continue to cook covered stirring occasionally. Simmer for 4 - 5 hours until meat is tender and barley is done.
• Taste to make sure the salt and pepper is to your taste.
• In a Dutch oven or heavy soup pot, over medium-high heat, brown the beef in 1 Tablespoon butter and 1 Tablespoon olive oil. Salt and pepper the meat as it is browning. Once the beef is browned remove it and all the juices and place in a slow cooker.
• In the Dutch oven melt the remaining butter in the olive oil and sauté the celery and onion until they become soft and translucent. Do not brown. Stir in the garlic; sauté 1 minute.
• Add the parsley, thyme sprigs and bay leaves . Continue to sauté for another minutes.
• Add the ingredients to the beef in the crockpot and mix thoroughly. Once all of the ingredients are evenly mixed add the Spicy V-8 Juice, beef broth and red wine. Heat on high for 1 hour then continue to on low, add the barley and continue for an additional 7 hours.
• Check to make sure the meat is tender and the barley is done. Taste to make sure the salt and pepper is to your taste.

BEEF AND BARLEY SOUP III

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, combine the oil, onions, celery, carrots, and garlic. Saute for 5 minutes, or until tender. Add the beef stock, barley, bay leaf and thyme and simmer until barley is softened but not mushy. Add the wine, potatoes and beef.
• Add the browning and seasoning sauce now if you want your soup to have more of a brown color. Simmer another 15 minutes and add the cabbage. Allow to simmer another 15 minutes, or until all vegetables are tender. Salt and pepper to taste.

QUICK BEEF & BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Sprinkle steak with 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the steak and cook, stirring often, until browned on all sides, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
• Add the remaining 2 teaspoons oil, onion and celery to the pot and cook, stirring, until beginning to soften, about 2 minutes. Add carrot and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes more. Add tomato paste and thyme and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are coated with the tomato paste and are beginning to brown, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add barley, broth, water, salt and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper; bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to maintain a simmer; cook until the barley is tender, about 15 minutes. Return the beef and any accumulated juice to the pot and heat through, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in vinegar to taste.

TRADITIONAL BEEF AND BARLEY SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, add in the bacon and cook until crisp and brown, about 8-10 minutes.
• Remove the bacon lardons and set aside and add the cubed beef into the pot and turn the heat up slightly to medium-high and cook until the beef is browned and cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• Take the beef out and set it to the side.
• If there is not enough rendered bacon or meat fat in the pot then add in the optional olive oil and over low heat caramelize the onions and leeks for 30-35 minutes or until they are well browned. Stir occasionally.
• Add in the garlic and cook for 1 to 2 minutes before adding back in the beef, bacon, carrots, celery, parsnips, turnips, bay leaves, and beef stock and cook over low to medium heat for 60 minutes or until the vegetables and beef are tender.
• Pour in the barley, give it a stir, and cook for 30-35 minutes over low to medium heat for 30-35 minutes or until the barley is cooked.
• Finish with herbs, salt, and pepper, and serve.