Beef Barley Soup

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2007

Most beef barley soups from the slow cooker are thin, bland, and vegetal. We set out to create a soup in which the star ingredients-beef and barley-shine through.

SERVES 6 to 8

TIME 7 to 9 hours on low, or 4 to 5 hours on high

Beef Barley Soup

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Most beef barley soups recipes that use the slow cooker are thin, bland, and vegetal. We set out to create a recipe in which the star ingredients—beef and barley—shone through. To build flavor from the onset, we browned the beef and vegetab...

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