Traditional Beef and Barley Soup Recipe
Warm-up during those cold winter months with this delicious and easy to make traditional beef and barley soup recipe.
Beef and barley is a fantastic hearty soup jam-packed with meat, root veggies, and barley. It is a derivative of scotch broth which is classically made with lamb, and in some cases is all vegetarian, instead of beef. Beef and barley have been around since the 18th century and essentially was created based on the availability of the product, like many recipes that come from that era.
Ingredients for this recipe:
• 8 ounces roughly chopped bacon
• 2 pounds cubed beef stew meat
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, optional
• 2 peeled small diced yellow onions
• 3 thinly sliced leeks
• 4 finely minced garlic cloves
• 3 peeled medium diced carrots
• 3 medium diced celery stalks
• 1 peeled medium diced parsnip
• 1 peeled medium diced turnip
• 2 bay leaves
• 12 cups beef stock
• 2 cups pearl barley
• ¼ cup chopped parsley
• 1 tablespoon chopped rosemary
• 1 tablespoon chopped thyme
• sea salt and pepper to taste
Serves 12
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours
Procedures:
1. In a large pot over medium heat, add in the bacon and cook until crisp and brown, about 8-10 minutes.
2. 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.
3. Take the beef out and set it to the side.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Finish with herbs, salt, and pepper, and serve.
Chef Notes:
How to Store: Place covered in the refrigerator for up to 6 days. Cover and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator for 1 day before reheating.
How to Reheat: Add the desired amount to a small saucepot and cook over low heat until hot. You can also reheat in the microwave until hot.
Washing the barley is optional, I prefer not to.
If the beef stock is not available you can use chicken stock or even water.
You do not have to use fresh herbs at the end, however, if using dry herbs, add them in when you add in the beef stock.
How I Make Beef And Barley Soup - Glen And Friends Cooking
How I Make Beef And Barley Soup - Glen And Friends Cooking
Beef & Barley Soup Recipe
This beef and barley soup recipe is so easy and quick to make - and full of flavour! The secret ingredient in this soup is the Marmite. Yeah we know; our friends in North America just screamed Yuck! But the Marmite brings out all the flavour from the beef and mushrooms while allowing its own flavour to disappear. Give it a try; you'll love it.
Ingredients:
45 mL (3 Tbsp) oil
500g (1 lb) stewing beef, cut into ¼” cubes outside round
Salt and pepper to taste
5 mL (1 tsp) dried thyme
5 mL (1 tsp) summer savoury
1 diced onion
1- 2 ribs diced celery
1-2 diced carrots
1.5L (6 cups / 500 g) sliced mushrooms
1.5L (6 cups) chicken stock
500 mL (2 cups) water
125 mL (½ cup) barley (pot or pearl)
15 mL (1 Tbsp) tomato paste
15 mL (1 Tbsp) Marmite
1 bay leaf
Method
Season beef with salt, pepper.
In a Dutch oven, heat the oil over medium-high heat; then brown beef on all sides, for 30 minutes or so.
Remove to a bowl.
Then cook onions, celery and carrots over medium heat, scraping up fond as you go, until tender and onions are translucent.
Stir in Tomato paste, thyme and summer savoury.
Add mushrooms and continue cooking, stirring often, until mushrooms have released most of their liquid.
Add barley, bay leaf, and Marmite.
Stir in stock and water.
Return beef and any accumulated juices to pan and bring to a simmer.
Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer until beef and barley are tender, about 1 hour.
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1lb sirloin steak, cut into ½“ cubes
1 onion, diced
3 carrots, peeled and diced
1 celery stalks, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
9 cups beef broth
1 tsp thyme
1 bay leaf
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 cup pearl barley
1 tbsp parsley, chopped
oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Season beef well with salt and pepper. In a large Dutch oven over high heat, add oil. Add beef and brown on all sides. Transfer beef to a bowl and set aside. Reduce heat to medium-high and add onion, celery and carrots. Cook for 2-3 minutes and add garlic. Cook until fragrant. Add worcestershire sauce, thyme, bay leaf and barley. Cook for 30 seconds and add broth. Bring to a boil and reduce to simmer. Simmer for 35-40 minutes, or until barley is cooked through. Stir in parsley.
Enjoy!
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