how to make BEEF AND BARLEY SOUP RECIPE ? Beef and barley soup recipe is both delicious and very healthy. it's a soup to be have on the side of the main dish.
Course Soup
Cuisine international
Keyword BEEF AND BARLEY SOUP RECIPE
Prep Time 15minutes
Cook Time 2hours
Total Time 2hours15minutes
Servings 6
Calories 280kcal
Ingredients
3lbs of beef cross cut shanks with bones
1tblcanola oil
2carrots, chopped in 1 inch pieces
1medium onion, chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped in 1/2 inch pieces
3cloves of garlic, chopped
1 14oz can ofbeef stock or broth
1tspkitchen bouquet
1tspsalt
1/4tspfresh ground pepper
1tspdried basil
1tspdried thyme
1bay leaf
1cup offresh or frozen green beans (optional)
1/2cuppearl barley
Instructions
Add the beef stock and 4 cups of water to a 4qt stock pot. Add the beef shanks, Kitchen Bouquet, salt, basil, and thyme. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 1 hour
Remove beef from soup. Let it cool. Then remove meat from bones and cut into 1 inch pieces. Add back into soup.
Meanwhile heat canola oil in a separate pan and saute carrots, onions, celery, garlic, and green beans (if adding fresh green beans, cut them in thirds and add them now) for about 3 minutes. Add sauted vegetables and barley into soup and continue simmering for another hour or until meat and barley are tender. Taste and add salt if needed.
If adding frozen green beans, add them now. Simmer another 3 or 4 minutes. Serve with warm buttermilk biscuits and a tomato salad.