Crock Pot Beef Barley Mushroom Soup
photo by IngridH
- Ready In:
- 8hrs 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
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8 cups
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
- 8 ounces shiitake mushrooms, dried
- 3 cups hot water
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 8 ounces stewing beef, trimmed, cut into bite size pieces and patted dry
- 4 stalks celery, diced
- 2 onions, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon gingerroot, minced
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
- 8 ounces shiitake mushrooms, fresh, stems removed and caps sliced
- 2⁄3 cup barley
- 4 cups beef stock
- 1⁄4 cup soy sauce
- green onion, finely chopped
directions
- In a bowl, combine dried mushrooms with hot water, let stand 30 minutes. Strain through a sieve lined with paper towel, reserving liquid. Remove stems. Pat dry and chop finely. Set mushrooms and liquid aside, separately.
- In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat for 30 seconds. Add beef, celery, onion and reserved mushrooms; cook, stirring for 1 minute. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook until vegetables are softened, about 8 minutes. Add garlic, ginger, pepper and five spice; cook, stirring for 1 minute. Add fresh mushrooms and barley; toss to coat. Add stock and reserved mushroom liquid; bring to a boil over high heat. Transfer to slow cooker stoneware.
- Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours, until barley is tender. Stir in soy sauce.
- Ladle into bowls and garnish with green onions.
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Reviews
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This was a nice, hearty soup- great with some fresh bread to sop up the broth. As suggested, I did all my prep the night before, and just tossed everything in the crockpot before leaving for work in the morning. I let it cook about 9 1/2 hours, and the beef was fall-apart tender when I served it. There are a lot of mushrooms in this soup- I honestly think 8 ounces each of the fresh and dried are too much. I cut back to 5 ounces dried and 6 ounces fresh, and this almost didn't fit into the pot. If you love mushrooms, try this dish. Although the shitakes are wonderful, I'd also like to try this with a mix of different mushrooms. Thanks for posting a great recipe!