Slow Cooker Beef barley soup. Tender beef, hearty vegetables and plump barley… it's the perfect beef barley soup! Get out the slow cooker and get ready to enjoy one of the best comfort foods, with minimal effort! When the weather turns colder, it's the time for some SERIOUS comfort food… and this is my all time favorite.
Pearl barley, its most common form, is the perfect slow cooker grain.
The long, slow cook time turns barley tender, yet not gummy.
Select lean beef to prevent having to trim excess fat before adding the beef to the soup.
You can cook Slow Cooker Beef barley soup using 16 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Slow Cooker Beef barley soup
- It's 1.5 lbs of chuck roast.
- Prepare 1.5 lbs of potatoes peeled and cubed 1/2 inch.
- It's 2 of carrots peeled and cubed.
- You need 1 of onion diced.
- Prepare 4 cloves of garlic.
- It's 2 tbsp of tomato paste.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of better than bouillion.
- You need 2 tsp of Worcester sauce.
- It's 1/2 tsp of salt.
- It's 1/4 tsp of pepper.
- You need 4 sprigs of fresh thyme.
- Prepare 2 of bay leaf.
- Prepare 6 cups of beef broth.
- You need 2/3 cup of barley.
- Prepare of Option - mushrooms or other vegetables.
- You need of oil of choice.
Transfer meat to the slow cooker. Reduce heat to medium and add garlic, onions, carrots and thyme and season with salt and pepper. Scrape the pan with a wooden spoon to loosen all browned meat. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
Slow Cooker Beef barley soup instructions
- Brown beef cubes in oil 1-2 minutes per side on med-high heat.
- Add beef and all ingredients to slow cooker and cook for 4-5 hours.
- Fill liquid to the top or check if more is require later..
Add beef roast and sear until browned on all sides. Add to the bottom of a slow cooker. Add the carrots, celery, onions, garlic, parsley, oregano, thyme, broth, tomatoes, bay leaf, and barley to the slow cooker as well. Cook, stirring occasionally, until beef is browned. Place beef and juices in slow cooker.