Best 9 Slow Cooked Beef Barley Soup Recipes

CROCKPOT BEEF BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• If desired, heat 1 Tbsp vegetable oil in a large skillet over MED HIGH heat. Add beef cubes and brown for 1-2 minutes per side.
• Add beef and all remaining ingredients to slow cooker and stir to combine. Cover and cook on LOW for 7-8 hours or on HIGH for 4-5 hours.
• Remove bay leaves and thyme stems and serve. Goes perfectly with some crusty bread.

SLOW-COOKED BEEF BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown meat in oil over medium heat; drain., Meanwhile, in a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the vegetables, broth, water, spaghetti sauce, barley and seasonings., Stir in beef. Cover and cook on low for 9-10 hours or until meat is tender. Skim fat.

CLASSIC SLOW-COOKER BEEF AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook onion, garlic, beef, salt and pepper in oil 7 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is browned.
• Spoon beef mixture into 6-quart slow cooker. Stir in carrots, barley and broth.
• Cover and cook on Low heat setting 8 to 9 hours.
• Increase heat setting to High. Stir in frozen peas and corn. Cover and cook 8 to 10 minutes or until peas and corn are hot.

SLOW-COOKER BEEF AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Dry the beef with paper towels, then season with salt and pepper. Heat 2 teaspoons of the oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Brown half of the beef, about 10 minutes, then add to the slow cooker. Return the skillet to medium-high heat and repeat with 2 more teaspoons oil and the remaining beef.
• Add the remaining 2 teaspoons oil to the empty skillet and heat over medium heat until shimmering. Add the onions, carrots, and 1/4 teaspoons salt. Cook until the vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the wine, scraping up any browned bits. Simmer until the wine has reduced by half, about 1 minute, then pour into the slow cooker.
• Add the tomatoes with their juice, the broths, thyme and barley to the slow cooker. Cover and cook, on either low or high, until the beef is tender, 6-7 hours on low or 4-5 hours on high. Before serving, stir in parsley and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• TO MAKE AHEAD: The night before (or a day in advance) prepare the recipe through step 2. Instead of adding the ingredients to the slow cooker, refrigerate them, but be sure to store the browned meat in one container and the vegetables and wine in another container. In the morning, add the chilled ingredients to the slow cooker, then add the tomatoes with their juice, the broths, thyme and barley to the slow cooker. Proced with step 3. The cooking time will run to the high end of the range given in the recipe.

SLOW COOKER BEEF BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a skillet over medium heat, saute the beef in the oil for 5 minutes, or until browned. Stir in the salt, pepper and garlic powder and place seasoned meat in a slow cooker. Add a little water to the skillet and stir to pick up the browned bits. Add to the slow cooker.
• Add the broth, water, celery, carrots, green onions, parsley and barley. Cover and cook on low setting for 6 to 8 hours, or until the vegetables and barley are tender. Add the thyme just before serving.

SLOW-COOKER BEEF-BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Spray 4- to 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Mix all ingredients except peas in cooker.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 9 hours.
• About 10 minutes before serving, stir in peas. Increase heat setting to High. Cover; cook about 10 minutes or until peas are thoroughly cooked. Remove bay leaves.

SLOW COOKER FRESH VEGETABLE-BEEF-BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Combine beef, diced tomatoes with garlic, tomato-vegetable juice cocktail, potatoes, tomato sauce, carrot, barley, onion, green beans, corn, bell pepper, celery, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, thyme, oregano, marjoram, basil, beef bouillon cubes, bay leaves, sea salt, and black pepper in the crock of a large slow cooker.
• Cook on Low until the beef is tender, 7 to 8 hours. Add mushrooms and cook 1 hour more.

SLOW-COOKER BEEF AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5-to-8-quart slow cooker, add the beef, stock, carrots, onion, barley, thyme, porcini, 2 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon black pepper and 2 cups water. Stir to combine, cover and cook on low until the meat shreds when pulled with two forks, 6 to 8 hours.
• If your soup has fat on the surface, skim it with a spoon. (The amount will vary, depending on your cut of meat.) Remove and discard the thyme. If using chuck, shred the meat using two forks right in the pot; if using short ribs, transfer to a cutting board and pull the meat away from the bones. Remove any excess fat and cartilage, then chop and shred the meat and return it to the slow cooker. Stir in the vinegar. If the flavors taste muted, add salt and vinegar. If it's too mild, add more black pepper.

BEEF BARLEY SOUP IN THE SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• •Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook onion, garlic, mushrooms,celery, carrots. salt and pepper in oil 5 minutes.
• •Spoon mixture into 6-quart slow cooker. Stir in vegetables, barley and broth, powders. Worcestershire sauce and Marmite.
• •Cover and cook on Low heat setting 8 to 9 hours or on High for 4 hours.
• •Increase heat setting to High. Stir in frozen vegetables,tomato paste and meat. Cover and cook 30 minutes.