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Beef and Barley Soup III

SUBMITTED BY: BarbCA

"This is what I consider the ultimate beef soup. Great on a frosty day. For beef stock, I use 2 1/2 quarts water and 6 teaspoons beef base. Also, use inexpensive red wine. No need for the good stuff here, and cheaper actually works better! Try with leftover pot roast."

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped carrots
2 cloves garlic, minced
10 cups beef stock
3/4 cup barley
1 bay leaf
3 sprigs fresh thyme, chopped
1/2 cup red wine
2 cups cubed potatoes
2 cups diced cooked beef
1 teaspoon browning sauce (optional)
1 1/2 cups chopped cabbage
salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

In a large pot over medium heat, combine the oil, onions, celery, carrots, and garlic. Saute for 5 minutes, or until tender. Add the beef stock, barley, bay leaf and thyme and simmer until barley is softened but not mushy. Add the wine, potatoes and beef.
Add the browning and seasoning sauce now if you want your soup to have more of a brown color. Simmer another 15 minutes and add the cabbage. Allow to simmer another 15 minutes, or until all vegetables are tender. Salt and pepper to taste.

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Reviewed on Jan. 17, 2004 by pamjlee

A fantastic soup. I found that 3/4 c of barley made it very thick. I would cut it down next... MORE

Reviewed on Oct. 27, 2003 by JOHNTHOMSON68

This soup was quite hearty, so I increased the beef stock to 12 cups from 10. Also, the... MORE

Reviewed on Oct. 23, 2003 by LOHWA

This is a wonderful, easy, hearty soup. I tried it once w/o the wine and got raves when I... MORE

Reviewed on Jan. 4, 2007 by COOKINKIWI

Great recipe, excellent flavour. In my opinion it doesn't need the browning sauce. And there... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 28, 2006 by ROCKES

Love the cabbage and red wine in this recipe! I also added one can of petite diced tomatoes... MORE

Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2006 by sam

Great recipe, although some proofreading from the submitter would have been a good idea. The... MORE

Reviewed on Nov. 1, 2003 by Suzanne

Very good. I added mushrooms as well. My husband loved it !!!! thanks S. MORE

Reviewed on Apr. 1, 2006 by walleye

I used left over crock pot roast beef and this was the best soup I've ever eaten! MORE

Reviewed on Mar. 10, 2006 by lenihan5

I don't make soup often because of all the chopping. However, this one is worth it. It is... MORE

Reviewed on Feb. 19, 2006 by KENDA1

This was an excellent recipe! Very flavorful. I cooked my roast in a slow cooker, then used... MORE

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