Soup Kitchen's Beef & Barley Soup

Submitted by Danny Beason

"The Soup Kitchen's famous beef and barley soup."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4-5

ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground beef, cooked, drained
• 2 cups diced onions
• 2 cups diced carrots
• 1 cup minced celery
• 1 teaspoon garlic granules
• 1⁄2 teaspoon white pepper
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 gallon beef stock
• 2 (16 ounce) cans diced tomatoes or (16 ounce) cans tomato puree
• 2 cups barley
• parsley, for good looks

directions

1. Brown ground beef, drain.
2. Sauté vegetables with seasonings.
3. Add remaining ingredient, simmer till done.

Reviews

[fitnfamished]

Don't think I'll make this again as it didn't have much flavor to me. I used fresh garlic instead of "granules" but didn't think that would make much difference.

 

[ldybugg6]

Best beef/barley soup I have ever made. My father-in-law eats soup every day, so I need a variety for him. He also gives 5 stars. I usually do not like beef soups - seem to have a kind of bitter after taste to me. Brown sugar-that's the secret to a mellow beef soup. We will have it for dinner + grilled cheese sandwiches because the whole family loves it! Thanks!!

 

[Cassie74]

I made this last night. It was beautiful and really easy to make. Thank you!

 

[dswartz.keller]

This is a keeper, I made a mistake and accidently used diced green tomatoes with green chiles. Mine was quite the spiced soup. My family loved it. Will retry without the chiles.

 

[Charlotte J]

This is a keeper. Fast to prepare and ready in less than 30 minutes using 1 box of Quick Barley (11 ounces) that cooks up in 10 minutes. I used diced tomatoes this time but when I fix it again I'll use the puree. Thanks for this hardy, thick and delicious recipe. I have several other of your recipes in my cookbook that I need to try.