Slow Cooker Recipes

Beef Barley Soup

Beef Barley Soup

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds stew meat (nicely marbled beef chunks)
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 10 cups water, divided
  • 3 heaping tablespoons beef base
  • 3 stalks celery, chopped
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 5 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 large potato, peeled and shredded
  • 3 or 4 large carrots peeled and shredded, about 2 cups
  • 1 cup pearl barley, rinsed

Instructions

  1. Salt and pepper the beef.
  2. In a large stockpot heat the oil over medium heat. (If you are using an Instant Pot® as a slow cooker, heat the oil in the Instant Pot®.)
  3. When it is very hot, add about 1/3 of the meat. Brown for about 1 to 2 minutes, then turn to brown the other side. Remove to a plate when it is browned on all sides Repeat with remaining meat in 2 more batches.
  4. When all the meat is browned, add all the meat back to the pot with 10 cups of water. Add 3 heaping tablespoons beef stock concentrate.
  5. Remove the browned meat to a large slow cooker. Add 2 cups of the water to the pan and bring to a boil. Stir up all the browned bits. Add this and the remaining 8 cups of water to the slow cooker.
  6. Add the beef base, celery, onions and garlic to the slow cooker and stir.
  7. Cook on LOW for about 6 hours.
  8. Add the potatoes and carrots and cook for another hour.
  9. Add the barley and simmer for another hour or so, until tender.

Attribution

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