Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Soup

Name: Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Soup
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 249 grams barley; 454 grams stewing beef; 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 473 milliliters sliced carrots, peeled; 237 milliliters chopped celery; 473 milliliters sliced cremini mushrooms; 3 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil; 118 milliliters all-purpose flour; 59 milliliters chopped fresh parsley; 2 Tbsps fresh chopped thyme leaves; 3 Tbsps minced garlic; 1 teaspoons ground black pepper; 1 small jalapeno (optional); 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 355 milliliters chopped onion; 2 kilograms reduced sodium beef broth; 2 Tbsps Worcestershire Sauce; 1 medium zucchini, sliced and chopped

Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Soup is From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. It will be a hit at your Autumn event.

Instructions

Place beef pieces into a large ziptop bag.

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Beef

Add flour, salt and pepper. Shake to coat evenly.

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Salt And Pepper

All Purpose Flour

Shake

Heat olive oil in a large skillet or pot over medium heat. Brown coated beef pieces on both sides until browned, about 5 minutes per side.

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Olive Oil

Beef

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Frying Pan

Pot

Transfer beef to 5 quart crock pot on high.In same skillet beef was browned, add 2 more additional tablespoons of olive oil.

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Olive Oil

Beef

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Slow Cooker

Frying Pan

Saute carrots, celery, onions, mushrooms, zucchini, garlic and thyme. Cook and stir for about 10 minutes.

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Mushrooms

Zucchini

Carrot

Celery

Garlic

Onion

Thyme

Transfer to crock pot. Stir in beef broth, barley, salt, pepper and worcestershire sauce. Close with lid and cook on high for 3-4 hours. About an hour before soup is done, stir in fresh parsley.

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Worcestershire Sauce