Beef and Barley Soup
A hearty winter soup of browned beef chuck, pearl barley, mushrooms and root vegetables, simmered until the barley swells and thickens the broth — browning the beef hard first gives it its colour and depth.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 600 g beef chuck, in 2 cm cubes
- to taste salt and black pepper
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 200 g mushrooms, sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 l beef stock
- 2 bay leaves
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- 120 g pearl barley, rinsed
- 2 tbsp parsley, chopped
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 2423 kcal · P 206.9g · C 114.2g · F 126.4g
Estimated from 13 of 14 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Pat the beef dry and season it with salt and pepper.
- 2Heat the oil in a heavy pot over high heat and brown the beef in two batches, 5 minutes each, until dark on all sides; lift it out. A crowded pot steams the meat grey.
- 3Lower the heat to medium, add the onion, carrots, celery and mushrooms and cook 8 minutes, scraping up the browned bits.
- 4Stir in the garlic and tomato paste for 2 minutes.
- 5Return the beef, add the stock, bay leaves and thyme, bring to the boil and simmer, covered, for 1 hour.
- 6Add the barley and simmer 40–45 minutes more, until the barley is plump and tender and the beef falls apart.
- 7Remove the bay leaves and thyme stalks and taste for salt and pepper — the barley soaks up a lot of seasoning.
- 8Serve sprinkled with the parsley.
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Questions and answers
How long does Beef and Barley Soup take to make?
About 140 minutes: 20 min prep and 120 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Beef and Barley Soup?
14 ingredients: beef chuck, salt and black pepper, sunflower oil, onion, carrots, celery stalks, mushrooms, garlic cloves, tomato paste, beef stock, bay leaves, fresh thyme and 2 more.
How many servings does this Beef and Barley Soup recipe make?
6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Beef and Barley Soup?
About 404 kcal, with 34.5 g protein, 19 g carbohydrate and 21.1 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Beef and Barley Soup recipe suit?
It is dairy-free.
What cuisine is Beef and Barley Soup?
Beef and Barley Soup comes from American cuisine.
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