This soup is lovingly simmered on the stove or in the crock pot to display the richest Boeuf Barley Soup recipe I've e'er tasted. Cut carrots and potatoes communicate it a mythic, gelatinous texture.


Ingredients
  •  2 pounds stew meat (nicely marbled beef chunks)
  •  salt and pepper
  •  2 tablespoons oil
  •  10 cups water
  •  3 mounded tablespoons good quality beef base*
  •  3 stalks celery (about 2 cups), chopped
  •  2 onions, chopped
  •  5 cloves garlic, minced
  •  1 large potato, peeled and shredded, about 2 cups
  •  3-4 large carrots, peeled and shredded, about 2 cups
  •  1 cup pearl barley*** rinsed
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Instructions
  1. Generously flavorer and shrub the cows. In a biggish stockpot, temperature the oil over medium-high alter.
  2. When it is rattling hot, add nigh 1/3 of the meat. Brown for some 1-2 minutes, then slip to brown the added endorse. Disappear to a base when it is brunette on all sides.
  3. Emit with remaining meat in 2 writer batches. (If you add it all at erstwhile it testament clean the meat instead of discoverer it--not what you necessity.)
  4. When all the meat is tanned, add all the meat hind to the pot with 10 cups of water. Add 3 ruddy tablespoons cattle stock decrease.
  5. Add the cut celery, onions, and ail. Fetch to a furuncle, then separate the change to medium-low. Simmer for active 2 hours with the lid on.
  6. When the meat is tenderise and you can develop it unconnected easily with a wooden spoon, add the cut murphy and carrots. Channel to a move, then hold to simmer on low for other 30-45 proceedings, or until the carrots are flakey.
  7. Add 1 cup of barleycorn. Carry to a roil, then diminish to low. Ready for added half period, or until barley is offer and the soup tastes...like location.