Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2009

great soup! needs a little something something to put it over the top though - we used smoked paprika!

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Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2009

This soup is so yummy and easy to make! I did make a few changes; I used regular barley, uncooked stewing beef, and used one cup of Syrah and subtracted a cup of water. My boyfriend can't stop wating it!

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Shanelle

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Reviewed: Oct. 22, 2009

Excellent recipe. Very flavorful. Husband loved it !

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Reviewed: Oct. 22, 2009

I fixed this reciepe last night. One of husband's favorite soups but myself, I have never tried it. He enjoyed it alot and I was pleasently surprised. I only gave 4 stars cause I thought even with the 1 1/2 teaspoon of salt and the 1/2 teaspoon of pepper it was still a little bland. Nothing we can't fix though. Thanks for a great reciepe.

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Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2009

I've been a vegetarian for years and trying new meat-based recipes for my husband is iffy since I won't taste while cooking it. This soup was a huge hit, aided by the other reviewers' suggestions. Used slow-cooking barley and used half the amount; Used corn (frozen from fresh off the cob)instead of peas, added a few whole garlic cloves after liquid was added and removed them before serving; added a bay leaf and removed before serving; used 2 cups canned beef broth and 2 cups water with some powdered beef bouillon and some porcini powder (I buy online from The Spice House)to give it mushroomy flavor; also added canned crushed tomatoes (next time will use diced for larger pieces of tomato). Used stew chuck which had been floured and really browned the day before. Used about 3 cups beef (and still had enough left from amount in package to make beef stew for another day). Husband raved and suggested only adding something green next time like maybe green beans (not peas). Froze well although needed a little more liquid when reheating after defrosting.

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bev

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Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2009

Awesome Fall Soup!! Made this tonight for supper with some home made whole wheat biscuits and it was a hit! Took advice of a few others and added some frozen peas and corn! I've saved this one to my recipe box! Thanks for sharing it.

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05GTChick

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Living In: Napoleon, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2009

Really good soup! I used a leftover beef roast that was cooked and cut into small chunks. I did do this in the crockpot for 9 hours and it was perfect. Very hearty and filling. To save time on a work morning, I cut the beef into chunks and also chopped my carrot, onion, and celery the night before, stored in the fridge. The next morning it only took 5 minutes to throw this recipe together into the crockpot and turn it on. Will make again...even my kids ate this up. Thanks!

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SLJ6

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Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2009

I give this 3 stars because it's a good base, but not an amazing finished product. I made it exactly as listed. Next time I will definitely leave out the basil and oregano. I spent a lot of time trying to tone down those flavors as the soup finished up. This was not thick at all, so I ended up adding some cornstarch. Next time, I'll also add some more vegetables and make some more spice tweaks.

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Schmaech

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Reviewed: Sep. 23, 2009

So I never really followed the amounts in the ingredient list but It still turned out great...It's one of those perfect soups that you can't mess up! I could wait for supper and am eating it right now...soooooo yummy!

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kwill

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Reviewed: Aug. 23, 2009

I just made this recipe and it had a very good flavor. I did replace the peas with corn but followed everything else as listed. Even though I LOVE barley I did find that when it was cooked there was very little liquid left. I will reduce the barley next time as many have suggested. Thanks for sharing...

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Reviewed: Jun. 27, 2009

We used corn instead of peas. Remember when altering the recipe that the barley sucks up lots of liquid.

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BobbiNLeif

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Home Town: Waynesboro, Virginia, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2009

This was a great base for what became a hodge-podge of leftovers. I had no beef, so used sausage. No onion or celery, so used cabbage and mushrooms. The soup is hearty and has a wonderful "vegetable" flavor- it tastes like what you put in it, not salty or overspiced. I added the frozen peas as I served it to the kids- they cooled down the soup enough for them to eat it right away.

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Nici

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Living In: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 3, 2009

Yum! This was very good, I loved it and my kids loved it. I added some garlic and omitted the peas.

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Reviewed: May 20, 2009

My husband loves this. First time he's had it with tomatoes and said it's wonderful. Very filling. The kids could have passed it up.

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Louise

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Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2009

This is a delicious beef soup! The flavours are excellent. You can easily take this and make it your own. I did use fresh stewing beef as oppose to cooked. I also substituted half of the barley for soup mix (different legumes, beans, etc.) I used homemade beef stock that I had on hand. A very satisfying, comforting soup.

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OliveOil

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Living In: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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Reviewed: Apr. 5, 2009

Love this soup. I used my leftover beef from Marie's Easy Slow cooker pot roast from AR website. I shredded about 2 cups and followed this recipe to an almost T. I used 3/4 of a cup of barley. Not the quick cooking kind. I couldn't find that one. I think I could have gotten away with doing the whole cup of barley but per previous reviewers I was nervous to use the whole cup. Very tasty soup. My Mom who HATES soups ate this. Do not add any additional salt. The beef broth has enough salt. My beef had bits of mushroom in it from the pot roast recipe but it all worked out in the end. You won't be disappointed. Thanks for sharing.

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Reviewed: Mar. 18, 2009

This is the best beef barley soup I've ever made... great with some hearty bread on a cool evening.

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2009

Excellent. Got two thumbs up from my girls - one from each. That doesn't happen too often. (They couldn't talk because their mouths were full of soup.)

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