Best Simmered Beef Cubes With Veggies And Barley Recipes

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.

HEARTY BEEF AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Brown beef on all sides; drain. Stir in broth, water, barley, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour. , Add carrots, celery, onion and parsley; cover and simmer until meat and vegetables are tender, 30-40 minutes. Stir in peas; heat through.

BEEF CUBES IN MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Dredge meat in seasoned flour.
• Brown in oil- 6 minutes.
• Add onions, garlic, and mushrooms.
• Cook for 4 minutes.
• Add gravy.
• Add basil.
• Cook over low heat for 50 minutes.
• Add claret.
• Serve over hot rice.

CUBED BEEF AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown beef in oil; drain. Transfer to a 3-qt. slow cooker. , Add the broth, beer, onion, barley, garlic, oregano, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, pepper flakes, pepper, salt and bay leaf. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours. , Stir in vegetables; cover and cook 30 minutes longer or until meat is tender and vegetables are heated through. Discard bay leaf.

SAUCY BEEF CUBES

Steps:

• Put stew beef in 13" x 9" pan or crockpot.
• Combine all other ingredients and pour over beef.
• Cover tightly with aluminum foil.
• Baken at 300 to 325 degrees for 3 to 4 hours.

BEEFY MUSHROOM BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Brown small cubes of stew meat in vegetable oil over medium heat until juices become a rich brown color. Add 2 cups water, and simmer meat while preparing the vegetables.
• In a large soup pot, melt butter or margarine over medium heat. Saute carrots, onion, garlic, celery, and mushrooms.
• Add meat, 6 cups water, bouillon cubes, and barley to vegetable mixture. Cook until barley is soft, about 1 hour. Adjust liquid and seasoning as desired. Remove from heat, and stir in sour cream. Serve immediately.

KICKED-UP BEEF CUBES FOR THE CROCK POT

Steps:

• Add all the ingredients (except sour cream) to the crock pot and stir.
• Cover crock pot and cook 7-8 hours on low.
• Add sour cream (if using) about 15 minutes before you're ready to serve.
• Stir the sour cream into the meat mixture well.
• Serve over noodles.

BEEF CUBES WITH MUSHROOMS, ONIONS AND CHEESE

Steps:

• PREPARATION:.
• Using a meat tenderizer tool, pound the beef cubes into flat pieces, set aside.
• Remove the stem from the Portabella mushrooms and cut into ¼ inch slices, then in half, set aside.
• Cut the vidalia onions into large pieces, set aside.
• Cut the Swiss cheese into thin strips, set aside.
• In a cup melt some margarine or butter (microwave briefly to melt), then add the half & half cream, Harvey's Bristol Cream, Worchester Sauce, flour, stir to blend and set aside.
• COOKING INSTRUCTIONS:.
• In a cast iron skillet add 1 tablespoon cooking oil, when hot add the mushrooms and stir-fry for 1 minute, then add 1 tablespoon soy sauce, stir-fry for about 1 minutes, the set aside.
• In a skillet add 1 tablespoon cooking oil, when hot add the onions and stir-fry for about 2 minutes, then add 1 tablespoon soy sauce and continue to stir-fry until the onions are somewhat caramelized (about two minutes), set aside.
• In a skillet add 1 tablespoon cooking oil, when hot add the garlic and stir-fry for 15-30 seconds, then add the beef cubes and stir-fry for 1 minutes, then add the cup of margarine and half & half and continue to stir-fry until the sauce coats the meat (about 2 or so minutes), add some hot sauce to taste.
• Next add back into the skillet the mushrooms and onions and stir-fry for 1 more minute.
• Place the Swiss cheese on top, cover the skillet to melt the cheese (1-2 minutes), remove the cover and sprinkle with basil and arugula leaves.
• Plate with two vegetables of your choice and enjoy!