Beef Vegetable and Barley Soup

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Winter is here, and what better way to warm up than with a comforting bowl of soup?

Beef Vegetable and Barley Soup is a classic recipe that has been around for generations. It’s a hearty and filling meal that’s perfect for lunch or dinner. This soup is incredibly easy to make making it a great go to when your not feeling well.

This Beef Vegetable and Barley Soup is packed full of vegetables. Use a combination of onions, carrots, celery, and potatoes. You can add other veggies of your choice, too, like peas, green beans, or corn. The star of the show, barley, is the perfect addition to this soup. It adds a chewy texture and nutty flavour to the dish.

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Katrina - The Organised Housewife

Beef, vegetable and barley soup

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Australian

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tlb olive oil
  • 500 g beef diced
  • 1 onion diced
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 3 carrots peeled and diced
  • 2 potatoes peeled and diced
  • 2 sticks of celery string removed and diced
  • 8 cups chicken stock
  • 1 cup pearl barley
  • 5 cups water

Method
 

  1. Heat 1 tbs oil in deep saucepan over medium heat.
  2. Add half beef, cook until browned
  3. Transfer to plate and add more oil, cook remaining beef, remove from pan.
  4. Add remaining oil, add onions and cook till soft.
  5. Add paprika, stir for further minute
  6. Add carrots, swede, celery, stock, barley, water and beef. Stir
  7. Bring to the boil
  8. Remove any scum build up ontop of the soup
  9. Reduce heat and simmer partially covered for 1 1/2 hours
  10. Season with salt and pepper.
  11. Serve with crusty bread.

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A bowl of beef, vegetable, and barley soup is just what you need to warm up this winter. With just a few simple ingredients and some basic cooking skills, you can prepare this soup in no time.

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6 comments

Kathcrispin May 29, 2012 - 2:08 PM

Yum, this sounds great, looks like I have found this week’s soup recipe ….thanks!

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Becci Sundberg May 29, 2012 - 2:15 PM

Yum! Pinned for next fortnights menu

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Katrina May 29, 2012 - 8:31 PM

Great idea!

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Manda-Kate May 30, 2012 - 6:35 PM

Great for a winter’s night!
When I make my vegie soup I actually grate the vegies (i.e. potato, pumpkin, swede, carrot)…. just a suggestion 🙂

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Kathryn D August 25, 2012 - 2:50 PM

I’ve cooked this recipe for past couple of years and always gets the thumbs up.

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