Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2006

Very quick and easy, but not the VERY best beef barley soup I've ever had.

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Reviewed: Oct. 2, 2006

This recipe has potential, but I thought it had a little too much liquid and not enough veggies, etc. Also, I would have reduced the barley by half. It kind of overtook everything else in the pot.

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Bethanie Rose

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Reviewed: Oct. 1, 2006

Had to add a lot to the soup to make it flavorful. Probably won't make this recipe again. Thanks anyway.

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Reviewed: Jun. 16, 2006

The first thing about this recipe that grabbed my attention was that it is made in a slow cooker. The prep for this is easy and smelled delicious almost instantly, but the taste is SO bland. I have done everything I could to spice it up including fresh garlic, onion powder, extra garlic powder, garlic salt, and finally tomato sauce, but it's still just so-so. I've thrown it out and will NOT make this again!

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Sharon28

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Reviewed: May 24, 2006

Excellent taste, as I did not have enough time to do slow cooker I used the ingredients and prepared the dish in my pressure cooker. The combinations of the ingredients is the true key to the flavor of this dish, fast or slow!

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KONNICHIWA

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Reviewed: May 16, 2006

mmm, good! A great soup to make on a cool rainy day. I used 3 10.5oz cans of vegetable broth and added 1 package of Knorr brand Vegetable soup mix but kept everything else the same. I am glad that I used the bigger cans of broth because it was just the perfect consistency; not too thick and not too thin. I did not use pearl barley but homegrown barley from my husband's family. The combo of flavors was just perfect and was not a bit greasy. I used just a tad canola oil when browning the beef. Perfect flavor and seasoning and sooo incredibly easy.

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Reviewed: Apr. 5, 2006

The soup is EXCELLENT !!! I did use 2 cups of barley instead of one, but that's only because I like Barley. Great recipe. Thanks :-)

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Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2006

I enjoyed this very much. Two things I would change, however: (1) drain the oil from cooking the beef and (2) cook it longer than 7 hours, as carrots weren't very soft.

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Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2006

Tasted pretty good, but it didn't impress me. Will probably go back to making beef barley soup over the stove rather than in the slow cooker.

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Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2005

I used this basic recipe and added corn, mushrooms and minced garlic instead of the powder. Lots of rave reviews from the construction crew I was feeding on a 20 degree day! Thanks

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Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2005

Pretty darn good. I have a 3qt slow cooker though, so I didnt have quite enough room for all the water. I added it in later (after cookiung when I packed it up to freeze) and everything still tastes yummy. Becky and the kids liked it too.

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Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2005

Absolutely yummy! Everyone in our family from 18months to 20 to 48 loved this. I didn't even have any veggies in it (happened to run out before I made it) and it was great. Will definitely make again, hopefully with some veggies next time!

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Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2005

I seasoned the meat in the crock pot with garlic and onion powder. Made with Italian herb bread from this site. Turned out fine. I did use more seasoning. All the kids ate it, and some had seconds. I would make again.

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Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2005

Just ok. Not very tasty. Came out more like a stew.

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Reviewed: Mar. 20, 2005

Out of this world

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Reviewed: Mar. 9, 2005

Awesome!Everybody wanted this recipe from me! I will definitely make this again! Great on a cold night!

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Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2004

Great basics. Used all beef broth, added carrots, used 3 large yellow onions, real garlic, more spices. It was still bland at the end, but I found the secret....added some fennel seed for the last half hour....perfect!!

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Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2004

I made this for dinner last night and it was great, except for one thing. When I browned the stew meat in the oil the recipe said "add a little water to the skillet and stir to pick up the browned bits." I did that but my soup turned out WAY too greasy, next time I would just use the meat!

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Melissa

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Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2004

I wasn't wild about this. The barley soaked up all the broth and the thyme overpowered the flavor. I'm sure there's a better beef soup recipe out there so I'll keep looking. Thanks anyway!

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Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2004

Our favorite beef barley soup! I add a can of tomato sauce or stewed tomatoes for a bit more flavor, and use more beef broth/less water. Thick and yummy!

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