Best 9 Beef And Barley Stew Recipes

CHEF JOHN'S BEEF AND BARLEY STEW

Steps:

• Season beef all over with kosher salt and black pepper.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large pot over high heat. Cook beef in hot oil until browned on both sides, about 10 minutes. Transfer beef to a plate.
• Reduce heat to medium, and stir onion into the same pot with a pinch of salt. Cook and stir until onion is soft and translucent, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir garlic into onion; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Stir tomato paste into onion mixture; cook and stir until tomato paste is brick red, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour broth into onion mixture. Add celery, carrots, bay leaf, and rosemary. Return beef with any accumulated juices to pot; push beef down to cover with cooking liquid.
• Bring broth mixture to a simmer, reduce heat to low, cover the pot, and cook until beef is fork-tender, 2 to 3 hours. Transfer beef to a bowl.
• Pour barley into cooking liquid, bring to a simmer, and cook until barley is tender, about 45 minutes. Return beef to pot, cover the pot, and cook until heated through, about 10 minutes. Season with salt. Ladle stew into bowls and garnish with parsley and horseradish.

BEEF AND BARLEY STEW

Steps:

• Brown the beef in the pressure cooker over high heat, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain off any fat. Add the tomatoes, broth and barley and return to high heat. Close the pressure cooker and bring to up to full pressure. Reduce the heat until the cooker barley hisses, and cook for 10 minutes.
• Release the pressure using the cooker's release device (read the manual), or cool the cooker by running cold water over the lid for 30 seconds. Open carefully, remove the lid and add the vegetables, herbs, salt and pepper.
• Put the lid back on the pressure cooker and heat to full pressure over high heat. Reduce the heat to maintain pressure and cook another 10 minutes. Release the pressure as above. Remove the lid and cool for 5 minutes, and then serve with vinegar.
• Place the pressure cooker over high heat. Oil and salt the oxtail and shank pieces then sear in batches. Add the remaining ingredients and cover with water, being careful not to fill above the cookers "maximum fill" line. Bring to a boil and skim off any foam that gathers at the surface. Cover and lock the lid. Once the pressure builds up inside the cooker, reduce the heat so that you barely hear hissing from the pot. Cook for 50 minutes.
• Release the pressure using your cooker's release device (read the manual), or cool the cooker by running cold water over the lid for 30 seconds. Carefully open the lid and strain , squeezing the solids before feeding to the compost pile or the dogs. Strain through a fine sieve or several layers of cheesecloth. Season and serve or use as a base for other soup recipes.

BEEF AND BARLEY STEW

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook beef in oil until meat is no longer pink. Add the carrots, onion and celery; cook for 5 minutes. Add the garlic, cook 1 minute longer. Add the mushrooms, stewed tomatoes, water, wine, broth, bay leaves, salt, thyme and pepper. , Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour. Add barley; cover and simmer 45 minutes longer or until barley and meat are tender. , Combine flour and cold water until smooth. Gradually stir into pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Discard bay leaves. Stir in balsamic vinegar just before serving. Sprinkle each serving with parsley if desired.

BEEF, BEAN AND BARLEY STEW

Steps:

• Coat a large pot or Dutch oven with cooking spray. Place over medium heat and cook beef until brown. Stir in onion and cook until translucent. Drain fat. Stir in salt, pepper and garlic and cook 1 minute. Pour in beef broth, water and tomatoes. Stir in potato, carrots, cabbage, barley and beans. And season with oregano, basil, rosemary and caraway. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.

HEARTY BEEF AND BARLEY STEW

Steps:

• In crock pot layer carrots, mushrooms, and beef.
• Combine soup mix, broth, Worcestershire, tomatoes, water, and barley, pour over beef.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours or on HIGH for 4 to 6 hours.
• Stir in peas and cook, covered 5 minutes or until heated through.
• Season if desired with salt and pepper.
• I serve this with a crusty bread.

VEGETABLE, BEEF, AND BARLEY STEW

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high. Season beef with salt and cook until pieces are browned on all sides, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a 5-to-6-quart slow cooker.
• To the skillet, add remaining tablespoon oil, the garlic, and thyme and saute until fragrant, 1 minute. Add 2 cups broth and cook, stirring and scraping up browned bits with a wooden spoon. Transfer mixture to slow cooker.
• Add potatoes, squash, barley, 2 cups water, and remaining 2 cups broth to slow cooker, cover, and cook on high until meat is very tender, 4 hours (or 8 hours on low). Using two forks, shred beef. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

SUNNY'S BEEF AND BARLEY STEW WITH CRUSTY PEPPER BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
• Trace and cut a piece of parchment paper to fit the size of the top of the Dutch oven to use as a lid. Set aside.
• In a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, add the butter and olive oil. Season the beef cubes with salt and pepper and, when the pan is hot enough, add the beef. Be careful to cook the beef in batches if there isn't enough space. (Overcrowding will cause steaming, not searing.) Sear the cubes on each, and side then remove to a plate with a slotted spoon. In the fat left from the searing, add the carrots, parsnip, celery, onions, thyme, paprika, a pinch of salt and a grind or 2 of pepper. Saute until tender, about 8 minutes. Raise the heat and pour in the wine. Using a wooden spoon, scrape up any bits on the bottom of the pan. Raise the heat to a simmer, and then add the beef cubes back to the pot along with the bay leaves and beef broth. Cover with the prepared parchment paper and cook in the oven for 2 hours.
• At the 2 hour mark, remove the parchment, taste, and season with salt, if needed. Add the barley, and stir in 1 cup of water if the stew looks too dry. Cook, covered with the actual lid for this step, until the barley is cooked through and tender, 40 to 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and garnish with chopped parsley. Serve with Crusty Pepper Bread.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Brush both sides of the bread slices with olive oil and season with a pinch of salt and pepper on both sides. Place on a baking sheet and bake until the edges of the bread just begin to turn golden, about 10 minutes.

SLOW-COOKER BEEF AND BARLEY STEW

Steps:

• In 3 1/2 or 4-quart slow cooker, combine all ingredients; mix well.
• Cover; cook on Low setting for 10 to 12 hours.

BEEF, BARLEY, AND BUTTERNUT SQUASH STEW WITH BLUE CHEESE CROUTONS

Steps:

• Position a rack in center of oven and heat to 350 Season the beef with 1 tsp salt and 1\4 tsp pepper and then toss in large bowl with 2 tbs flour. Heat 1tbs of the butter and oil in a 5+1\2-6 qt Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cok half the beef until browned on several sides. Using slotted spoon, transfer the beef to a plate, Repeat with teh remaining beef Melt 2 tbs of butter in the pot. Add the leeks, carrots, celery and a pinch of salt, reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 10 minutes. Add the wine and cook , scraping up any browned bits with a wooden spoon, until evaporated, 7 to 8 minutes. Stir in remaing 3tbs flour and cook for one minute. Whisk in 5 cups broth, stir in the barley, bay leaves,sage ,nutmeg, 1\2 tsp salt and the beef along with any accumalted juices. Bring to a boil. Cove the pot snugly with foil and then a tight fitting lid and braise in the oven until the beef is almost tender, about 1 hour. Stir in the squash and remaining 1 cup broth. Cover with foil and lid and continue to braise until beef and squash are very tender, about 30 mintues more. Remove and dicard bay leaves from the stew an stir in the parsley and half and half. Season to taste with salt and pepper if want the croutons 3oz crumbled blue cheese ( about 3/4 cup) 3 tbs finely chopped walnuts 18 1\2 inch thick baguette slices In a small bowl combine the softened 1+1\2 tbs buter with the blue cheese, walnuts and 1\2 tsp petter. Spread mixture evenly onto the baguette slices. Transer to a baking sheet Position a rack about 8in from the broiler and heat the broiler on high. Broil until deep golden-brown and crisp (2-3 minutes) Serve with the stew