Description
Irish Beef and Barley Soup made with tender beef, vegetables, and pearl barley simmered in rich broth.
Ingredients
Scale
1½ lbs beef stew meat
2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, diced
2 carrots, sliced
2 celery stalks, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
½ cup pearl barley
6 cups beef broth
1 cup water
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 tsp dried thyme
1 bay leaf
1 tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
2 tbsp parsley
Instructions
1. Season and brown beef.
2. Cook onion, carrots, and celery.
3. Add garlic and tomato paste.
4. Return beef and add barley and broth.
5. Simmer 60–75 minutes.
6. Remove bay leaf.
7. Stir in parsley and serve.
Notes
Rinse barley before cooking.
Simmer uncovered to thicken if needed.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Irish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 720mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
