Brisket Barley Soup Recipes

BEEF AND BARLEY SOUP III

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, combine the oil, onions, celery, carrots, and garlic. Saute for 5 minutes, or until tender. Add the beef stock, barley, bay leaf and thyme and simmer until barley is softened but not mushy. Add the wine, potatoes and beef.
• Add the browning and seasoning sauce now if you want your soup to have more of a brown color. Simmer another 15 minutes and add the cabbage. Allow to simmer another 15 minutes, or until all vegetables are tender. Salt and pepper to taste.

WHITE BEAN 'N' BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Place beans in a Dutch oven or soup kettle; add enough water to cover beans by 2 in. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 1 hour. Drain and rinse beans, discarding liquid. , In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until tender, 3-5 minutes. Stir in broth, water, beans, carrots, red peppers, celery, barley, 1/4 cup parsley, bay leaves, salt, thyme and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 1 hour or until beans are tender. Add tomatoes; heat through. Discard bay leaves. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup parsley.

BRISKET BARLEY SOUP WITH CRISPY KALE

Steps:

• Season brisket with 1 tablespoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add brisket in batches and cook, turning occasionally, until well-browned, 8 to 10 minutes per batch. Drizzle in additional oil if pan seems dry. Transfer browned meat to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Add leek, celery and garlic to pan; cook until soft, about 7 minutes.
• Return meat to pot. Pour in 12 cups water, thyme, and bay leaves. Bring liquid to a simmer over medium heat. Cook, part covered, for 1 hour. Stir in carrots, parsnips, turnips, barley and remaining 1/2 tablespoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Simmer until barley is cooked through and meat is tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour more. Stir in vinegar. Taste and adjust seasonings, if necessary.
• Just before serving make the kale: heat oven to 450 degrees. Make sure kale is very dry, then toss kale with remaining 1 tablespoon oil and a pinch of salt. Spread it out on one or two baking sheets. It should fit in one layer without crowding. Roast until leaves are crisp in places (some spots will still be soft), 5 to 10 minutes. Serve kale on top of soup.

BEEF BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a 6-quart soup pot, heat 2 teaspoons of the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the meat and brown evenly, about 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the meat to a paper towel-lined plate.
• Reduce the heat to medium. Add the remaining oil and the onion and cook until the onion is soft and translucent, about 10 minutes, scraping the pot to loosen any brown bits.
• Add the carrots and garlic and sweat 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add 1/2 cup of stock and scrape the bottom of the pot. Add the remaining stock, the meat, barley, and thyme and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer, skimming the pot occasionally, until the barley is cooked and the meat is tender, about 50 minutes.
• Ladle into deep bowls and serve, garnished with parsley.

BEST BEEF BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in large Dutch oven.
• Saute onions and garlic.
• Add veggies and cook for about 10 minutes.
• Add broth, water and barley.
• Cover the pot and bring to a boil.
• Add Worcestershire, spices and beef.
• Stir in demi-glace.
• Lower heat and simmer for 30- 45 minutes or until veggies and barley are tender.

SMOKED BEEF BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, cook onions, celery and carrots with the butter. Once the onions and celery are tender, about 6-8 minutes, stir in the beef.
• Cook, stirring often, for another 5 minutes.
• Add the water, beef broth and diced tomatoes. Bring to a boil and stir in the remaining ingredients.
• Let the soup cook at a low rolling boil for 30-45 minutes. The barley should be fully cooked and the beef should be tender.

THE BEST BEEF AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium-high heat, heat olive oil. Add beef stew meat and season with salt and pepper. Sear until all sides are browned, about 8-10 minutes
• Add in diced onion, minced garlic, and tomato paste, and cook 4-5 minutes, until fragrant.
• Pour in the beef broth, dry red wine, and Worcestershire sauce to deglaze the pan. Add red potatoes, carrots, and celery. Season with bay leaves, sprigs of thyme and rosemary, sugar, parsley, paprika, and oregano.
• Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, for 60 minutes.
• Add in the barley and let cook for another 60 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove thyme sprigs and bay leaves before serving.
• Season with more salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot.

BEEF, VEGETABLE AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except beans in heavy large pot and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• Mix beans with their juices into soup. Cover and continue to simmer until meat is tender, about 30 minutes longer. Season soup with salt and pepper. Ladle into bowls and serve.

OLD FASHIONED BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Place barley in a bowl, cover with tepid water.
• Let soak for 1 hour.
• (Do not use pearl barley for this soup).
• Place cold water, beef brisket, course salt in soup kettle.
• Add the drained barley.
• Bring to boil over low heat and skim the surface.
• Add 1/2 cup of cold water and continue to skim.
• This is important, as here lies the difference between a good-colour barley soup and another with a greyish and dirty colour.
• When all the scum has been removed, add the remaining ingredients.
• Bring to boil, cover, leaving a 1 in.
• opening.
• Simmer for 3 hours over low heat.
• Add 3 tbsp butter and the juice together with the rind of the lemon.
• Do not boil once the butter has been added.
• Served garnished with chopped parsley or chervil.

BRISKET BEEF BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In large stockpot, boil brisket tip in water with onions, celery, black pepper and barley for about an hour.
• remove brisket from stockpot, and cut into bite sized pieces. return to soup and simmer for another hour. Add beef stock and parsley. bring to boil, then reduce heat to a high simmer.
• add carrots, wait about 10 minutes then add potatoes. Soup is done when potatoes and carrots are softened. about 15 minutes.