Grammy's Kitchen · Beef Barley Soup · Beef & Barley Vegetable Soup
One of 21 beef barley soup recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 21 for broth richness among the beef barley soup recipes we compared. 17 cooks on www.kingarthurbaking.com rate it 4.8★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 21.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 424% | 212% |
| vegetables and beans | 279% | 47% |
| aromatics | 39% | 34% |
| fat | 11% | 3% |
| salt | 0% | 1% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 50 g | 1/4 cup (50g) olive oil |
| 6 g | 2 garlic cloves, peeled and halves lengthwise |
| 454 g | 1 pound (454g) beef chuck, or stew meat, cut into 1" chunks |
| 0 g | 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper |
| 1814 g | 2 quarts (1814g) beef stock |
| 113 g | 2/3 cup (113g) medium pearled barley, rinsed in cool water and drained |
| 170 g | 1 medium (170g) yellow onion, peeled and chopped |
| 71 g | 1 medium stalk (71g) celery, cleaned, trimmed, and cut into 1/2" slices |
| 61 g | 1 large or 2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2" slices |
| 340 g | 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced into 3/4" cubes |
| 0 g | 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme |
| 794 g | 3 cups (794g) canned plum tomatoes, drained and chopped; or chopped tomatoes |
Method: 6 steps, published by www.kingarthurbaking.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.