Beef Mushroom & Barley Soup
- Ready In:
- 2hrs
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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16
ingredients
- 1 lb beef round steak (diced)
- 1 cup pearl barley
- 2 cups mushrooms (sliced)
- 8 cups water
- 8 beef bouillon cubes
- 1⁄2 cup onion (diced)
- 4 slices bacon (diced)
- 1 teaspoon black pepper (ground)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons rosemary
- 1⁄4 teaspoon liquid smoke (optional)
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
directions
- In a large stock pot sauté the beef and onions on high heat in oil until beef is browned and onions are translucent.
- Add rest of ingredients and bring the soup to a medium boil.
- Reduce to a simmer and keep soup simmering so that it is just bubbling.
- Taste the soup after 30 minute and add additional seasoning to taste.
- Continue to simmer for additional 60 minutes.
- Reduce heat to low and keep warm until serving.
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Outstanding recipe deserving of more attention and experimentation. It is quick and easy to make and quite delicious. I varied the recipe by substituting diced slab bacon, the meat only for sliced bacon. I also substituted bacon fat for oil. I cooked everything in a cast iron pot. My only reservation was that the end consistency was more of a "stew" than a "soup." Next time I will try to add some more water toward the end of cooking while checking to make sure the seasoning is correct. This is bold and hearty recipe that will certainly be a pallate pleaser! Please try it. Thank you.
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Outstanding recipe deserving of more attention and experimentation. It is quick and easy to make and quite delicious. I varied the recipe by substituting diced slab bacon, the meat only for sliced bacon. I also substituted bacon fat for oil. I cooked everything in a cast iron pot. My only reservation was that the end consistency was more of a "stew" than a "soup." Next time I will try to add some more water toward the end of cooking while checking to make sure the seasoning is correct. This is bold and hearty recipe that will certainly be a pallate pleaser! Please try it. Thank you.
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