Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Mom's Vegetable Beef Barley Soup

I've always loved  my Mom's Vegetable Beef Barley Soup.  It's so comforting on a cold Winter's day. If you never tried barley in a soup, it certainly adds a  creaminess.   My Mom uses beef stew meat, but lately I've been using a pot roast in the soup.  Here's the recipe, if you'd like to give it a try.





a 2-3 pound pot roast (such as arm or chuck)
1 T. oil
1 onion, cut up                                                                                
2-3 celery stalks, cut up (or left whole & taken out later)
1/2 head of cabbage, finely cut
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can tomato soup
2 boxes beef broth (you may need to add some water, if you like it thinner)
3/4 cup barley
1 16 oz. bag of frozen mixed vegetables
1-2 bay leaves
salt & pepper to taste
1 t. dried basil

In a large dutch oven, heat the oil until it shimmers.  Add the meat and brown on both sides.  Add all the rest of the ingredients.  Bring to a boil & then cover & simmer all day.  I actually cover the pot & put in a 225 degree oven & cook all day.  If you'd rather, you can  put it in a slow cooker & cook on low all day.

When the meat is tender, take it out & put it on a cutting board to let cool until you can cut it up into bite-size portions.  Add back to the pot.  Take out the bay leaves.  Serve with parmesan cheese sprinkled on top.

I am sharing this with:

Mix It Up Monday!
Table Top Tuesday
Your Cozy Home Party
Wow Us Wednesday
Rock 'n Share Party
Full Plate Thursday
Thriving on Thursdays
Foodie Friday
Link & Greet Party
Seasonal Sundays

4 comments:

  1. What a fabulous recipe - full of flavor and goodness, so glad you found me - so I can now follow you! looking forward to lots more :)
    Mary x

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  2. Hi Kitty,
    I've been looking for a good vegetable beef soup recipe. Your mom's looks perfect! I can't wait to try it. And, pot roast sounds like a good choice. Thanks for sharing your moms recipe.
    -Lynn

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  3. Kitty, this Stew looks so warm and comforting with lots of wonderful good for you addition's. This would have a delicious flavor. Hope you are having a great week end and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

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  4. My family loves barley in soup, but for whatever reason, rarely have it. Thanks for the reminder about how wonderful this ingredient is. I love comfort food like this in the fall and winter time, not to mention I like having leftovers to eat for days. Any recipe that gives me a couple of days off from cooking is a winner! Thanks for sharing this hearty soup on the Your Cozy Home Party!

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