Beef Barley Soup with veggies & mushrooms
- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
4 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1/2 lb Beef steak or stew meat, lean, cut into 1/2 inch pieces 1/4 tsp Sea Salt, fine1/4 tsp Black Pepper, freshly ground 1 medium yellow Onion, diced (about 1 1/2 cups total) 8 ounces Mushrooms, Fresh, White Button, sliced or diced 2 Carrots, fresh, medium sized, diced (about 1 cup) 2 stalks of celery raw, diced (about 1/2 cup) 2 cloves Garlic, raw, minced (2 tsp minced in jar is fine too) 6 cup Beef broth, bouillon, consomme, low sodium is best canned diced tomatoes with the juice, 14.5 ounce can1/2 cup Barley, pearled, raw 3 tsp Thyme, fresh & coarsely chopped, or 1 tsp dried1/4 cup flat leaf Parsley, chopped
Heat 2 teaspoons of EVOO in a big skillet over medium-high heat. Dry off meat with paper towels & sprinkle with salt & pepper. Then add the meat to skillet, browning on all sides. (about 5-7 minutes) Transfer to 5-6 quart dutch or french oven on stove, or slow cooker. Add remaining 2 teaspoons of oil to skillet. Add onion, & cook, stirring often until it begins to soften. (about 4 minutes) Stir in garlic & cook another minute or two. Scrape mixture out of skillet into French oven. Add a bit of the beef broth to de-glaze the pan & get all of those browned bits for the soup, and add to French oven. Add the carrots, mushrooms, celery, broth, barley, tomatoes, & thyme to the French oven, stirring to blend. Cover and bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer until veggies are soft, barley is cooked, and soup has thickened a bit, stirring occasionally to keep barley from sticking to bottom. If using a slow cooker, cook on high 4 hours or low for 8 hours. Season to taste with salt and pepper , then ladle into bowls. Garnish with parsley if wanted. Serve with a nice, warm crusty bread, croutons, or crackers. Enjoy!
Serving Size: Serves 6-8
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user VAGIRL2004.
Serving Size: Serves 6-8
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user VAGIRL2004.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 185.2
- Total Fat: 5.2 g
- Cholesterol: 21.5 mg
- Sodium: 983.0 mg
- Total Carbs: 19.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4.4 g
- Protein: 14.6 g
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