Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Soup

Name: Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h 10 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 700 g beef shin; 100 g pearl barley; 3 carrot; 2 celery; 2 leek; 2 shallot; 2 tbsp tomato puree; 1 potato; 1 tbsp plain flour; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1/2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 tsp mixed herbs; 1 1/2 beef stock; salt; black pepper; flat leaf parsley; olive oil

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
8 hrs
Total Time
8 hrs 10 mins
Servings
6 servings
Course
Soup

Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Soup

Shawn Wheeler

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Hearty and delicious slow cooker beef and barley soup - the ultimate comfort food.

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Ingredients

Servings

700 g beef shin cut into small cubes, 1.5 lbs
100 g pearl barley 3.5 oz
3 carrot peeled and finely diced
2 celery peeled and finely diced, sticks
2 leek white parts only, finely diced
2 shallot peeled and finely diced
2 tbsp tomato puree
1 potato peeled and cubed, large, floury
1 tbsp plain flour
1 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp mixed herbs thyme, oregano, dried
1 1/2 beef stock made with 1-2 stock cubes, hot, approximately 6 cups
salt freshly ground, to season
black pepper freshly ground, to season
flat leaf parsley chopped, to garnish, handful
olive oil to fry

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Instructions

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Add the flour onto a plate and season liberally with salt and pepper.
Toss the beef cubes to coat in the flour.
Heat a little olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan. Fry the beef cubes, in batches, until lightly browned. Transfer to your slow cooker.
Fry the carrots, celery, leeks, shallots and potato over medium heat until slightly softened.
Stir in the tomato purée, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, dry herbs and transfer everything to the slow cooker.
Add the stock and pearl barley and stir well. Cover and cook for 8 hours on low setting.
Serve garnished with a little chopped parsley and crusty bread on the side. Thin the soup with a little water if necessary before serving.

Notes

Vary the vegetables according to what's in season. Squash, parsnips, sweet potatoes are all great additions.Make sure you leave a bit of space at the top of your slow cooker as the barley will thicken as it cooks.