Beef Barley Soup
A hearty soup with a rich, deep beef flavorful base and farm fresh vegetables.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 627kcal
Ingredients
Mirepoix
- 1 cup Sweet Onions
- 1 cup Celery
- 1 cup Carrot
Beef
- 3 lbs Beef - any cuts, trimmed and cubed
- 1 tbsp Canola Oil
- Salt and Pepper - to taste
Soup Base
- ½ cup Red Wine - cook's choice
- 8 cups Water
- 1 lg Bay Leaf
- 4 tbsp Beef Base - concentrated beef stock
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- 3 cups Tomatoes -
- ½ cup Barley
- 1 cup Corn - fresh, frozen, or canned
- 1 cup Peas - fresh, frozen, or canned
- Salt and Pepper - to taste
Instructions
Make the Mirepoix
- Chop the onion into ¼ inch pieces.
- Chop the carrots into ¼ inch pieces.
- Chop the celery into ¼ inch pieces.
- Combine and set aside.
Prepare and Brown the Beef
- Trim the beef to remove bones, silver skin, and most fat; cut into ½ - ¾ inch cubes.
- Place a 6-quart stock pot over medium-high heat and add canola oil - when hot, add beef.
- Season with salt and pepper. Cook until browned.
- Once the beef is browned, remove the pot from the heat; remove the meat and set aside.
- Do NOT clean the pot.
Assembling the Soup
- Return the uncleaned stock pot to medium-high heat.
- Add the Mirepoix to the pot and sweat for approximately five minutes or until the onions become translucent.
- Add the red wine and use a wooden spoon or spatula to scrape the beef remains from the bottom of the pot.
- Allow the mixture to simmer for three minutes, covered.
- Add four cups of water, beef base, bay leaf, tomatoes, barley, and sugar to the pot.
- Bring to a simmer.
- Add cooked beef cubes to the pot.
- Simmer for two hours, covered.
- Add four cups of water, corn, and peas to the pot. The corn and peas can be fresh, frozen, or canned.
- Season with Salt and Pepper to taste and simmer for thirty minutes.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Culinarian Tips, Tricks, and Suggestions:
When choosing a red wine for this recipe, select a wine you enjoy drinking! You don't have to use a top-shelf bottle but don't use a wine you wouldn't want to drink on its own. The key to using wines when cooking is always to use a wine you enjoy drinking, ensuring you enjoy eating it even more.
Nutrition
Calories: 627kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 119mg | Sodium: 725mg | Potassium: 908mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 3375IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 6mg
Nice hearty soup