Beef and Barley Vegtable Soup. Also, try these other beef soups favorites - Vegetable Beef Soup, Slow Cooker Beef Stew, Hamburger Soup, and that childhood classic Beef and Tomato Macaroni Soup. It's a mouthful of goodness and satisfying, beefy flavor! Ingredients Needed for Beef Barley Soup.
Barley adds texture to the dish and makes it satisfying enough for lunch or dinner. This hearty soup includes lots of your favorite winter vegetables — celery, carrots, potatoes — in addition to its two mainstays: tender chunks of beef, and pearl barley, which gives the soup substance. Stovetop: Let soup base fully dissolve in water. You can cook Beef and Barley Vegtable Soup using 21 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Beef and Barley Vegtable Soup
- It's 1 pound of Beef Bottom Round Steak (Thin).
- It's 3 Tablespoons of Flour.
- Prepare 4 teaspoons of Course Salt.
- You need 2 teaspoons of Black Pepper.
- It's 2 Tablespoons of Oil (olive or avocado).
- Prepare 1 Tablespoon of Garlic (minced).
- You need 1 of Yellow Onion (chopped).
- It's 2 Stalks of Celery (minced).
- Prepare 4 of Carrots (chopped).
- Prepare 1 cup of Red Wine.
- It's 2 Tablespoons of Soy Sauce.
- You need 6 cups of Beef Broth.
- You need 4 of New Potatoes (diced).
- Prepare 1 can of Diced Tomatoes.
- You need 1 can of Green beans.
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of Cumin (ground).
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of Oregano (leaves).
- You need 3 teaspoons of Season Salt.
- It's 1 cup of Quick Barley.
- You need 1 package of Brown Gravy.
- You need 2 of Green Onions.
Add all ingredients except the peas and barley. Turn to high and add peas and barley for last hour. I usually use stew meat or round steaks for this recipe. Less expensive cuts of meat actually have more flavor than expensive cuts do and are great in soup.
Beef and Barley Vegtable Soup step by step
- Add oil, garlic, onion, celery, and carrots to 5 or 6 quart pot on medium/high heat..
- Chop beef into 2 inch strips, sprinkle with salt and pepper on both sides and cover in flour. Add beef to pot with vegetables and cook until brown, stirring occasionally..
- Add red wine and soy sauce to pot and stir to deglaze. Add beef broth, green beans, potatoes, tomatoes, to pot and bring to a boil..
- Add cumin, oregano, and season salt. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes..
- Stir gravy package into soup and add barley. Cover and simmer 10 minutes..
- Add green onions to soup and simmer uncovered for 5 minutes..
- Allow to cool for 10 minutes and serve..
This beef barley soup is a hearty combination of beef, vegetables, barley and mushrooms, all simmered together until tender and flavorful. A hearty dinner option that's easy to make and freezer friendly. My family could eat soup every night. This easy, vegetable beef barley soup recipe is made with simple ingredients and simmered on the stovetop for a hearty, healthy soup. Those memories include a big bowl of healthy vegetable beef barley soup before we went out hunting for candy and warm apple crisp for dessert when we got back.