Chunky Beef and Barley Soup
Chunky beef-barley soup, hearty, healthy and delicious. Large chunks of beef and vegetables, and thickened up with pearl barley. This is a one-pot meal, serve with crusty mulit-grain bread.
Servings: 8 to 12 servings
Ingredients
- 2-3 tablespoons olive or coconut oil for browning the beef
- 2 or 3 pounds boneless chuck roast trimmed and cut into 1/2 inch cubes (see notes)
- 1 large onions chopped
- 4-6 garlic cloves minced
- 1 cup celery cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 cups carrots cut into large 1/2-inch pieces
- 8 ounces small whole white mushrooms cut in half
- 4 cans 14 ounces each beef broth
- 2 cups red wine
- 2 cans 14 ounces each diced tomatoes
- 1 can 6 ounces tomato paste
- 1 cup uncooked pearl barley
- ¼ cup chopped fresh herbs of your choice….I used parsley thyme, rosemary and sage
- 3 dried bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- In a large soup pot, heat the oil over medium-high heat and add the beef chunks, working in batches. Remove each batch as it browns and place on a plate lined with paper towels to drain any oil.
- Add the onions, garlic, celery, carrots and mushrooms to the pan and cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the browned beef back to the pot and add the beef broth, wine and tomatoes.
- In a small dish, mix the tomato paste with 1 cup of water, stir to combine it well and add it to the soup pot. Add the pearl barley, chopped herbs, bay leaves, salt and pepper and bring the soup to a boil. Reduce the heat to simmer and cook for 2 hours.
- When ready to serve, remove and discard the bay leaves and ladle the soup into serving bowls.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 428kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 424mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g
