Best Beef Barley Soup

"This is one of my favourite recipes for leftover roast beef - its delicious on a cold winter night!!If you don't have leftover beef, substitute with 1 lb of extra-lean ground beef, to be cooked with the onions. "Demi glace" or "au jus" can be found with the prepackaged gravies & sauces in the supermarket - you just won't get the same great flavour if you omit it!!"
 
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Ready In:
1hr
Ingredients:
15
Serves:
6-8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Heat oil in large Dutch oven.
  • Saute onions and garlic.
  • Add veggies and cook for about 10 minutes.
  • Add broth, water and barley.
  • Cover the pot and bring to a boil.
  • Add Worcestershire, spices and beef.
  • Stir in demi-glace.
  • Lower heat and simmer for 30- 45 minutes or until veggies and barley are tender.

Questions & Replies

  1. why so much broth and why both chicken and beef broth.
     
  2. beef barley soup add spices what type would that be
     
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Reviews

  1. Wow!! This was fantastic. I made it in my 6 quart Rival slow cooker and was able to get 14 servings from this recipe. My family of five all had two bowls. I did make a few adjustments. I addded 1 teaspoon of crushed garlic, used 3 large carrots, 2 stalks of celery. I got everything ready the night before and just plug in the slow cooker in the morning. Cooked it on low for 10 hours. The flavor was fabulous. Next time, I might add 1/2 cup of red wine. Thanks for posting.
     
  2. I love barley soups and my 18 month old couldn't get enuf of this hearty thick soup. I used leftover moose roast from crockpot #25508 with the au jus.Keeper!
     
  3. I LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT. Beef-Barley soup is my all time favourite and always order it in restaurants when on the menu. I could never quite get a recipe I really "liked", until this one. Thanks for your posting. I made this (just to have around), and we ate the whole pot. Delicious.
     
  4. This was a real hit! My nine year old gave it a "9" on a scale from one to ten. I agree! I must've taste-tested this twenty times..."ooo, this is good, but I better taste it again just to be sure." My kids weren't fooled! They came to the table right away when I called them (this is rare!) The only changes I will make next time: half the barley and/or double the broth, water and au jus. As is, the barley soaked up all the wonderful broth and I didn't have much to dip my bread into. I did add more carrots and celery, just cuz I love the flavor. Awesome for Wisconsin freezing winters and rainy spring days...and just when we want something hearty!
     
  5. Loved this soup!! I was swayed by the reviews. I've tried a slew of recipies for B.B. soup, and was never satisfied. I loved this one! The only change I made was adding a 14.5 oz. can of diced tomatoes. The family loved it ! Thanks!!
     
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Tweaks

  1. First of all, I used beef left over from recipe #30484 Chicago Italian Beef. Secondly, I used all broth (chicken and beef) instead of water and elminated the salt. I also did not use the aujus as I thought it might make it too salty. Having said all that, this is a delicious and hearty soup. Next time I will use the water instead of all broth to see how it turns out.
     

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