Best Simmered Beef Cubes With Veggies And Barley Recipes

BEEF AND BARLEY STEW

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Season steak with salt and pepper, to taste. Add to the stockpot and cook, stirring occasionally, until evenly browned, about 6-8 minutes; set aside. Add onion, carrots and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 3-4 minutes. Add garlic and mushrooms, and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and browned, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in wine, scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the stockpot. Stir in beef stock, barley, thyme, bay leaf and steak. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, until barley is tender, about 45 minutes. Remove and discard thyme sprigs and bay leaf. Stir in parsley; season with salt and pepper, to taste.* Serve immediately.

BEEF BARLEY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a slow cooker, cook chuck roast until very tender (usually 4 to 5 hours on High, but can vary with different slow cookers). Add barley and bay leaf during the last hour of cooking. Remove meat, and chop into bite-size pieces. Discard bay leaf. Set beef, broth, and barley aside.
• Heat oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Saute carrots, celery, onion, and frozen mixed vegetables until tender. Add water, beef bouillon cubes, sugar, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, chopped stewed tomatoes, and beef/barley mixture. Bring to boil, reduce heat, and simmer 10 to 20 minutes. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste.

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.

SWEET AND SOUR BEEF CUBES

Steps:

• Trim all the fat off the meat and cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes.
• Put a large scoop of flour into plastic bag and put the beef cubes on top.
• Shake so the flour coats all the beef cubes.
• Put the coated cubes into a large casserole or Dutch oven. Slice the 3 onions thin and place them over the beef.
• Mix together all the other ingredients and pour over the onions.
• Bake in a covered pan at 250 to 300 degrees for 3 hours.