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Zesty Beef Barley Soup

  • Preparation Time
    Prep:
    35 min.
  • Cooking Time
    Cook:
    1 hr. 10 min.
  • Serves
    Serves:
    4-6

A wonderful, hearty soup with a slightly spicy base. Serve with warm crusty bread.

Recipe tags: beef base, easy difficulty, main, beef, stew

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 Tbsp olive oil
1½ lb beef chuck roast, thawed, trimmed and cut into 0.5-inch pieces
½ cup chopped yellow onion
1 large clove garlic, peeled and minced
1 quart water
1½ Tbsp Better Than Bouillon® Roasted Beef Base
2 carrots, peeled and thinly sliced into rounds
1 rib celery, peeled and thinly sliced
1 can (28-ounce) can petite diced tomatoes, undrained
2 cans (5.5-ounce) spicy tomato juice (may substitute with original)
½ cup medium barley
2 tsp dried basil leaves
1 Tbsp dried parsley leaves
1 tsp ground cumin
½ tsp kosher salt
½ tsp ground black pepper
1 bay leaf

Directions

  • 1

    In a soup pot, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add beef cook until nicely browned, about 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  • 2

    Add onion and garlic, cook and stir until onion is tender, 3-5 minutes.

  • 3

    Reduce heat to medium, add water, whisk in Beef Base. Add carrots, celery, tomatoes, tomato juice, barley, basil, parsley, cumin, salt, pepper and bay leaf, stir to combine. Bring soup to a boil.

  • 4

    Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer, until done, about 35-40 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  • 5

    Remove bay leaf before serving. Top with grated Parmesan cheese.

Serve with hot buttery garlic bread.