Best Ever Beef And Barley Soup
- Servings 10 servings
- Cook Time 40 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless chuck roast trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 1/2 cups carrots thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 cups celery thinly sliced
- 2/3 cup onion chopped
- 1 package pre-sliced mushrooms 8-ounce
- 2 tbs beef base (this is different than beef broth it is a base that makes beef broth)
- 8-10 cups water
- 1 large bay leaf
- 1 cup uncooked pearl barley
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tbs garlic
Instructions
- 1. Brown beef in non-stick fry pan until browned, stirring frequently.
- 2. Remove beef from pan and place in crockpot, Add carrot, celery, onion, and mushrooms, beef base, water, garlic and bay leaf.
- 3. Cook on high heat for one hour, add pearl barley then turn down to low and cook till vegetables and beef are tender. Stir in salt and pepper.
- 4. Discard bay leaf.
