Perfect dinner for a cool evening. Since this Vegetable Beef Barley Soup simmers for quite some time, it will fill your home with a warming scent! The spices create an aromatic experience and it reminds me of my home as a child, home sweet home.
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Vegetable Beef Barley Soup
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Total Time: 2 hours 20 mins
- Yield: 10
- Category: Soup
Ingredients
- Olive Oil – 1 tbsp
- Stewing Meat – 2 lbs beef
- Onions – 1.5 cups chopped
- Garlic – 3 cloves minced
- Celery – 1 cup chopped
- Carrots – 2 cups chopped
- Zucchini – 1 cup chopped
- Peas – 1 cup frozen
- Corn – 1 cup frozen
- Kosher Salt – 1.5 tsp or to taste
- Black Pepper – 1 tsp or to taste
- Cinnamon – 1 tsp ground
- All Spice – 1 tsp ground
- Bay Leaves – 3
- Water – 8 cups
- Pearl Barley – 3/4 cup
- Chicken Bouillon – (optional)
Instructions
- Heat oil in large soup pot on medium heat.
- Add beef, salt, pepper, cinnamon and all spice and mix well.
- Brown for a few minutes. If you see water/juices, keep browning until all liquids evaporate.
- When meat is browned, add the onion and garlic and sauté until tender. This step is very aromatic!
- Add celery, carrots, zucchini and stir well.
- Add water, bay leaves, chicken bouillon (optional) & bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and cover.
- Simmer for 1.5 hours. The meat will be super tender!
- Add the barley and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Add frozen peas, corn and keep simmering for an additional 15 minutes.
- Discard bay leaves and serve!
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Totally amazing to the last drop. LOVED IT
I’m glad you loved it Margaret! Thanks for leaving me feedback!! 🙂
Thank you! 🥰 I made this tonight and my hubby can’t stop raving about how good it is. Due to a miscalculation in the larder – no zucchini – I had to make two minor substitutions. Instead of zucchini, I added a medium potato and mixed 1 1/2 cup veggie blend with carrots, peas, corn and green beans. I didn’t have pearl barley so I substituted pot barley. Oh, and instead of just water I used Better than Bouillon Beef for a bit more beefiness.
I was told there isn’t enough to share, thanks again 🤩
Thanks Trina! Your version sounds amazing. Lol yup not enough to share. I’m so glad you and your husband loved it. Next time double the recipe! 😁
I was looking for some spice ideas for my own beef barley soup and saw your cinnamon and all spice and thought what? I am so thankful for you sharing that. It made such a difference. Loved it!
Thanks Linda for sharing and so glad you loved it!! Cinnamon is my weapon in savory dishes and everyone is always in shock how well things taste with it! Enjoy 🙂