Beef, Vegetable and Barley Broth Recipe at MyDish

Beef, Vegetable and Barley Broth

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Method

  • Soak the barley for 4 hours then drain if using stock cubes or stockpots the make a stock from them with 5 pints of hot water.
  • Brown the ground/minced beef along with the garlic, onions, carrots, celery, leeks and thyme leaves, add to the pan with the barley and soup mix, cover with the stock add the tomatoes and juice and bring to a boil, then simmer for 30 to 45 minutes, until all is tender.
  • Season to taste
  • Serve and Enjoy!

    • Tips

    • Serves / Makes: 10 servings
      Prep-Time: including the soaking time 4 to 5 hours
      Cook-Time: 45 minutes

      Pot barley is different from pearl barley this is the whole grain is a good source of protein, fibre and niacin (vitamin B3), as well as the trace minerals calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium. It wants soaking overnight or for at least eight hours, just cover with boiling water, and leave to soak drain the following day. The soaking makes the barley more eatable and cuts down the cooking time.

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    Ingredients

    • YOU WILL NEED
    • 300 grams minced beef. extra lean
    • 4 medium carrots. chopped fine
    • ½ cup diced celery
    • ¾ cup finely chopped leek
    • ¾ cup finely chopped onion
    • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
    • 2 cloves garlic. minced
    • 1 x 400 gram tin chopped tomatoes
    • 2 ¾ litres beef stock. (we sometimes use the jellied stockpots by Knorr)
    • 140 grams brown barley (pot barley). (we use the whole grain barley by natures harvest)
    • 90 grams dried soup mix. (we use Sainsbury’s country soup mix it’s a mixture of peas. barley. lentils. and beans to give a delightful flavoursome taste and thickening)
    • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

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    Serve it with warm crusty bread and this is a perfect lunch or supper dish

     

    Whilst we were living in California, I used to have a Beef, Vegetable, and Barley Broth at a local restaurant, it was a superb heartening homemade dishful of happiness, and this recipe is my adaptation, the closest I could get to the real thing. Read More

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