Beef and Barley Soup

Servings: 4

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Prep Time:
5 minutes

Cook Time:
45 minutes

Total Time:
50 minutes

Soup Main Course

American

soup carrots Beef Barley

Instructions

1 Place your bite-sized pieces of beef in a bowl. Then add your black pepper,
garlic powder, ground oregano into the bowl. Toss your beef in the seasonings to
cover. Then add your flour to the bowl and give the beef another toss to coat in
the flour.
2 Heat a large heavy bottom pot with a lid to medium heat. Once the pot is warm
add the oil to the pot then add your meat. Spread the meat out into an even
layer covering the bottom of the pot. Cook 3-5 minutes before stirring to get a
nice brown color. Then stir and cook again for another 3-5 minutes. After this
6-10 minutes, your meat will be mostly cooked, and may even be slightly stuck to
the bottom of the pan. This is okay, that is creating flavor!
3 Now add 1 cup of water to the pot, this will loosen things off the bottom of the
pot. Using a spatula to help get those pieces incorporated into the water.
4 Next, add your carrots, onion, green pepper, tomatoes, thyme, oregano, and black
pepper to the pot. Stir everything together and cook for 10 minutes, stirring
every few minutes.
5 After 10 minutes add your barley, bay leaves, beef base, and water to the pot.
Stir everything together and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cover with a lid and
allow to cook for 25 minutes. Remove the lid and give everything a stir about
halfway through.
6 By the end of the 25 minutes, your barley will be cooked and your soup will be
done and ready to serve!