Description
While a lot may have their favourites soups I guess this Vegetable Beef Barley Soup would be a crowd pleaser as it’s an all in one meal where you can have your meat, vegetables and grains in one bowl.
Ingredients
Scale
- 800g stewing beef, cut into small cubes
- 6 strips bacon, chopped
- 1 cup diced potatoes
- 1 cup diced carrots
- 1 cup cannellini beans
- 2 stalks celery, sliced
- 1/2 cup barley
- 1/2 cup corn kernels
- 3 cups beef stock
- 3 cups water
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cups chopped tomatoes
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tbsp dried parsley
- 1 large white onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 pcs bay leaves
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- chopped fresh parsley leaves
- oil
Instructions
- In a skillet add oil then cook bacon pieces, once brown remove from skillet and set aside.
- Add the beef then brown on all sides. Remove beef then set aside.
- Add the garlic and onions then sauté for 2 minutes.
- Prepare a stock pot then pour all skillet contents together with beef and bacon.
- Add the cannellini beans, barley, beef stock, water, Worcestershire sauce, chopped tomatoes, dried basil, dried oregano, dried parsley and bay leaves. Bring it to a boil then simmer in low heat for 1 hour.
- Add the potatoes, carrots, celery, corn kernels then simmer for 45 more minutes.
- Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper then garnish with fresh chopped parsley.
I love barley soup but I’ve never tried a tomato based version. My family’s old recipe is a stock based soup, but I have to say that would be nice!
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Barley is one of my favorite ingredients for soup. Such a nice smooth texture, and it thickens the soup, too.
Thanks for the veggie soup reminder!
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A beautiful bowl full of flavour.
🙂 Mandy
I’ve never used barley for soup. I must definitely try it.
I do love barley and this soup looks so warming and filling.
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Beautiful comfort food! Lovely color!
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I make so many variations on this theme, and, often it is a case of ‘dump it in’ if it is there 🙂 ! But barley just has to be there both for consistency and flavour and just its inherent goodness!
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OMG!! I want this soup (sans the meat, of course). It’s packed with delicious flavors!!!!
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Still time to fit in some hearty soups…yum
Nice and hearty soup Raymund! It’s getting colder everyday while you are having nice warm weather… 🙂 It’s time to go look your archives for fall/winter posts. 😀
What a hearty looking soup. So perfect for colder weather.
A perfect bowl of soup to warm up to!
I have a big beef shin which I want to cook soon – this may be the one-pot recipe I go for !
It’s cold and rainy here. I would love a big bowl of barley soup right now! Love the beautiful colors too.
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Looks very warming and comforting!
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This looks so filling and delicious! I’m definitely trying it.
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