Old-fashioned Beef and Barley Soup with tender bottom round steak, nutty barley, and vegetables. Make this easy comfort food recipe to warm up with on a cold day.
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Beef and Barley Soup recipe
Season bottom round steak cubes with 7.5 ml (1 1/2 tsp) of salt and 2.5 ml (1 tsp) of pepper.
In a large Dutch oven or heavy bottomed pot add oil and set heat to medium high; sear steak cubes on two sides, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium low. Add onion, carrot and celery; simmer 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, beef stock, bay leaf and remaining 2.5 g of salt and 2 g of pepper. Simmer for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Add barley and simmer another 30 minutes, uncovered.