Beef Barley Soup

It seemed to need more herbs to balance it out

Never had beef barley soup before this and I honestly would not have made it if I knew it tasted just like a pot roast lol. I followed the recipe exactly and used fresh herbs. It was easy to make in the crockpot - I bought precut "stew beef" and it was tough at 7 hours but tender by 8. Not bad but I will not make again

Used for meal prep. Added: 3 cans of beans, 3 beef bullion cubes, 4 cups of water, and a tsp of chili flakes

Next time dilute the broth a bit. I used the crockpot version in the instructions: basically brown the meat and throw everything else in there raw!! No extra salt

Delicious! I froze extra servings and had to thin with water when reheating.

I added mushrooms. Used a mushroom flavored soy sauce.

Wouldn’t change a thing.

I really liked this recipe! Followed it exactly and wouldn't change a thing.

Added a lemon and can of diced tomatoes

I didn’t have any Worcestershire sauce so I substituted steak sauce. I tasted no difference. I added beef bones from prime rib that we had the night before. It really added a depth of flavor.

This soup is by far the best soup I've ever made. We doubled the recipe in our stock pot and used stew beef. Beef literally fell apart and the soup was so hearty. Going to make this again for sure.

I made it spicy. I added Tabasco sauce and a spice blend for beef. It was delicious after the addition .

So, so good! We cooked it on the stove top, and allowed it to simmer an hour longer than the recipe said and it turned out amazing. It's savory, flavorful, and gives that "comfort food" feeling. Perfect for cold days. We didn't have soy sauce on hand, but the recipe tasted fine without it. We added a little bit more Worcestershire sauce to compensate, and we really like that flavor. Doesn't call for red wine, but we thought adding a Cabernet Sauvignon next time might be a tasty addition.